Most Surveilled US Cities
Surveillance scores for 25 major US cities, ranked by overall surveillance intensity at a 10km radius from downtown.
25
Cities Ranked
65
Highest Score
44
Average Score
1
ChicagoIL
841 devices366 cams312 ALPRsShotSpotter
65
Very High
2
New YorkNY
5690 devices400 cams323 ALPRsShotSpotter
64
Very High
3
San FranciscoCA
1364 devices874 cams406 ALPRsShotSpotter
62
Very High
4
WashingtonDC
1155 devices758 cams123 ALPRsShotSpotter
53
High
5
ColumbusOH
215 devices62 cams152 ALPRsShotSpotter
52
High
6
AtlantaGA
222 devices9 cams210 ALPRsShotSpotter
51
High
7
San DiegoCA
489 devices89 cams339 ALPRs
50
High
8
HoustonTX
631 devices30 cams599 ALPRs
48
High
9
DetroitMI
391 devices89 cams300 ALPRsShotSpotter
48
High
10
MiamiFL
129 devices8 cams118 ALPRsShotSpotter
46
High
11
AustinTX
613 devices39 cams83 ALPRs
45
High
12
Los AngelesCA
246 devices56 cams87 ALPRs
44
High
13
IndianapolisIN
213 devices17 cams196 ALPRs
44
High
14
New OrleansLA
135 devices5 cams130 ALPRsShotSpotter
43
High
15
BostonMA
3370 devices3284 cams86 ALPRs
42
High
16
DallasTX
182 devices11 cams170 ALPRs
42
High
17
Fort WorthTX
172 devices88 cams84 ALPRs
42
High
18
SeattleWA
1285 devices1138 cams21 ALPRs
39
Moderate
19
San JoseCA
527 devices39 cams441 ALPRs
38
Moderate
20
BaltimoreMD
214 devices178 cams36 ALPRsShotSpotter
37
Moderate
21
San AntonioTX
42 devices1 cams41 ALPRsShotSpotter
36
Moderate
22
JacksonvilleFL
36 devices5 cams31 ALPRs
32
Moderate
23
CharlotteNC
45 devices16 cams28 ALPRs
31
Moderate
24
PhoenixAZ
24 devices7 cams13 ALPRs
31
Moderate
25
PhiladelphiaPA
141 devices115 cams26 ALPRs
27
Moderate
Scores based on 10km radius from city center. Camera data from OpenStreetMap, police tech from EFF Atlas of Surveillance.