The invention discloses a system for vehicle safety and trace recording. The system comprises a camera shooting module, a satellite positioning module, a main control module and a mobile network module, wherein the camera shooting module is installed in an vehicle to record image information of persons in the vehicle or vehicle travelling situations; the satellite positioning module is used for vehicle positioning; and the main control module is electrically connected to the camera shooting module, the satellite positioning module and the mobile network module so as to receive the image information and vehicle positioning information and sends the information to an external cloud platform. In this way, a user can check the information on mobile equipment such as a mobile phone in real time. When the vehicle is stolen, the satellite positioning module can accurately record travelling paths of the vehicle, so that the user or an investigator can trace the vehicle; and a criminal's information can be acquired accurately according to the camera shooting module, so that the investigator can conduct subsequent tracing easily.