While the cameras still record 24 hours a day, they are left in one position for the 12 hours they are not monitored. The spokesperson said: "In the 12 hours they are not staffed, CCTV cameras simply point in one direction and cannot follow suspicious activity. "Do Glasgow City Council and the police think no crimes happen [in those 12 hours]?" A council spokesperson said the cameras are left positioned on "priority locations" during the hours they are not monitored. A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: "The public can be assured that Glasgow’s CCTV cameras continue to record 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.