EXHIBIT 23



















                          Independent Auditors' Consent
                          -----------------------------



The Board of Directors
Vicon Industries, Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (Nos. 33-7892, 33-34349, 33-90038, 333-30097 and 333-71410) and Form
S-2 (No. 333-46841) of Vicon Industries, Inc. of our report dated December 3,
2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Vicon Industries, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and 2000 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows and related
schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30,
2001, which report appears in the September 30, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K
of Vicon Industries, Inc.



                                       /s/ KPMG LLP


Melville, New York
December 31, 2001