Most Surveilled US Cities
Surveillance scores for 100 major US cities, ranked by overall surveillance intensity at a 10km radius from downtown.
100
Cities Ranked
90
Highest Score
54
Average Score
1
New YorkNY
5476 devices514 cams495 ALPRsShotSpotter
90
Extreme
2
WashingtonDC
1609 devices1081 cams240 ALPRsShotSpotter
88
Extreme
3
ChicagoIL
1230 devices402 cams663 ALPRs
88
Extreme
4
San FranciscoCA
2023 devices1436 cams546 ALPRsShotSpotter
86
Extreme
5
PittsburghPA
931 devices519 cams412 ALPRsShotSpotter
85
Extreme
6
MinneapolisMN
746 devices555 cams190 ALPRsShotSpotter
73
Very High
7
AnaheimCA
533 devices258 cams275 ALPRs
73
Very High
8
CincinnatiOH
288 devices175 cams113 ALPRsShotSpotter
73
Very High
9
DenverCO
1303 devices1120 cams179 ALPRs
71
Very High
10
ClevelandOH
313 devices68 cams245 ALPRsShotSpotter
70
Very High
11
SeattleWA
1346 devices1255 cams91 ALPRs
69
Very High
12
Santa AnaCA
605 devices217 cams388 ALPRs
69
Very High
13
TulsaOK
504 devices365 cams139 ALPRs
69
Very High
14
MiamiFL
274 devices107 cams164 ALPRsShotSpotter
69
Very High
15
RichmondVA
511 devices319 cams192 ALPRsShotSpotter
68
Very High
16
OrlandoFL
380 devices205 cams175 ALPRs
68
Very High
17
MilwaukeeWI
948 devices800 cams148 ALPRsShotSpotter
67
Very High
18
AuroraCO
816 devices553 cams263 ALPRs
67
Very High
19
Kansas CityMO
758 devices259 cams499 ALPRs
67
Very High
20
IrvineCA
540 devices116 cams424 ALPRs
67
Very High
21
RochesterNY
464 devices403 cams61 ALPRsShotSpotter
67
Very High
22
ColumbusOH
454 devices213 cams240 ALPRsShotSpotter
67
Very High
23
PhiladelphiaPA
451 devices339 cams112 ALPRs
67
Very High
24
DetroitMI
420 devices106 cams312 ALPRsShotSpotter
67
Very High
25
Los AngelesCA
298 devices180 cams118 ALPRs
67
Very High
26
BaltimoreMD
276 devices212 cams64 ALPRsShotSpotter
67
Very High
27
OaklandCA
1113 devices190 cams923 ALPRsShotSpotter
66
Very High
28
AlbuquerqueNM
492 devices177 cams315 ALPRs
66
Very High
29
St. LouisMO
445 devices195 cams250 ALPRsShotSpotter
66
Very High
30
San DiegoCA
567 devices157 cams409 ALPRs
64
Very High
31
BostonMA
3692 devices3552 cams140 ALPRs
63
Very High
32
AtlantaGA
969 devices390 cams576 ALPRs
63
Very High
33
HoustonTX
753 devices28 cams723 ALPRs
63
Very High
34
NewarkNJ
224 devices110 cams114 ALPRsShotSpotter
63
Very High
35
RaleighNC
214 devices90 cams124 ALPRs
63
Very High
36
Salt Lake CityUT
628 devices474 cams154 ALPRs
61
Very High
37
LouisvilleKY
352 devices95 cams257 ALPRsShotSpotter
61
Very High
38
HialeahFL
373 devices188 cams184 ALPRs
60
High
39
IndianapolisIN
318 devices64 cams254 ALPRs
60
High
40
MemphisTN
158 devices30 cams127 ALPRsShotSpotter
60
High
41
AustinTX
728 devices554 cams174 ALPRs
58
High
42
DallasTX
401 devices10 cams390 ALPRs
58
High
43
San BernardinoCA
337 devices91 cams246 ALPRs
58
High
44
St. PaulMN
315 devices214 cams101 ALPRs
58
High
45
Fort WorthTX
354 devices81 cams273 ALPRs
57
High
46
Long BeachCA
181 devices37 cams144 ALPRs
57
High
47
MesaAZ
170 devices45 cams125 ALPRs
56
High
48
GarlandTX
234 devices5 cams229 ALPRs
55
High
49
San JoseCA
650 devices114 cams536 ALPRs
54
High
50
ScottsdaleAZ
238 devices54 cams183 ALPRs
54
High
51
New OrleansLA
265 devices38 cams227 ALPRsShotSpotter
53
High
52
StocktonCA
225 devices31 cams194 ALPRsShotSpotter
53
High
53
TucsonAZ
345 devices121 cams224 ALPRs
52
High
54
ArlingtonTX
322 devices39 cams283 ALPRs
52
High
55
SacramentoCA
312 devices60 cams252 ALPRs
52
High
56
Oklahoma CityOK
280 devices71 cams209 ALPRs
52
High
57
ChandlerAZ
185 devices47 cams138 ALPRs
52
High
58
IrvingTX
157 devices1 cams156 ALPRs
52
High
59
NashvilleTN
115 devices16 cams98 ALPRs
52
High
60
PhoenixAZ
113 devices64 cams45 ALPRs
52
High
61
GilbertAZ
210 devices32 cams178 ALPRs
51
High
62
GlendaleAZ
190 devices45 cams145 ALPRs
51
High
63
Baton RougeLA
180 devices69 cams111 ALPRs
51
High
64
JacksonvilleFL
136 devices70 cams66 ALPRs
51
High
65
RiversideCA
273 devices44 cams229 ALPRs
50
High
66
TampaFL
215 devices134 cams79 ALPRs
50
High
67
Colorado SpringsCO
171 devices18 cams153 ALPRs
50
High
68
Las VegasNV
371 devices149 cams222 ALPRs
48
High
69
CharlotteNC
136 devices53 cams82 ALPRs
48
High
70
BakersfieldCA
288 devices41 cams247 ALPRs
47
High
71
North Las VegasNV
286 devices112 cams174 ALPRs
46
High
72
WichitaKS
362 devices65 cams297 ALPRs
45
High
73
BuffaloNY
238 devices71 cams167 ALPRs
43
High
74
TacomaWA
113 devices39 cams74 ALPRs
43
High
75
SpokaneWA
103 devices64 cams39 ALPRs
43
High
76
LexingtonKY
206 devices10 cams196 ALPRs
42
High
77
FremontCA
184 devices26 cams158 ALPRs
42
High
78
LaredoTX
152 devices16 cams136 ALPRs
42
High
79
FresnoCA
131 devices30 cams101 ALPRsShotSpotter
42
High
80
PortlandOR
238 devices199 cams39 ALPRs
41
High
81
NorfolkVA
484 devices125 cams359 ALPRs
40
Moderate
82
ChesapeakeVA
341 devices111 cams230 ALPRs
40
Moderate
83
PlanoTX
276 devices10 cams266 ALPRs
40
Moderate
84
RenoNV
201 devices62 cams139 ALPRs
38
Moderate
85
ModestoCA
153 devices21 cams132 ALPRs
37
Moderate
86
OmahaNE
113 devices68 cams45 ALPRs
37
Moderate
87
MadisonWI
111 devices85 cams26 ALPRs
35
Moderate
88
Virginia BeachVA
77 devices19 cams58 ALPRs
35
Moderate
89
HuntsvilleAL
128 devices12 cams116 ALPRs
34
Moderate
90
San AntonioTX
71 devices1 cams70 ALPRs
34
Moderate
91
Winston-SalemNC
66 devices3 cams63 ALPRs
33
Moderate
92
GreensboroNC
60 devices15 cams45 ALPRs
33
Moderate
93
El PasoTX
85 devices16 cams69 ALPRs
32
Moderate
94
LincolnNE
85 devices20 cams65 ALPRs
31
Moderate
95
DurhamNC
48 devices9 cams39 ALPRs
31
Moderate
96
BoiseID
155 devices147 cams8 ALPRs
25
Moderate
97
LubbockTX
93 devices0 cams93 ALPRs
25
Moderate
98
Des MoinesIA
73 devices53 cams20 ALPRs
24
Moderate
99
HonoluluHI
20 devices6 cams14 ALPRs
21
Moderate
100
Corpus ChristiTX
20 devices3 cams17 ALPRs
19
Low
Scores based on 10km radius from city center. Camera data from OpenStreetMap, police tech from EFF Atlas of Surveillance.