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
89
Highest Score
48
Average Score
1
New YorkNY
5693 devices937 cams289 ALPRsShotSpotter
89
Extreme
2
ChicagoIL
780 devices341 cams276 ALPRs
87
Extreme
3
San FranciscoCA
1357 devices905 cams407 ALPRsShotSpotter
86
Extreme
4
WashingtonDC
1443 devices1057 cams111 ALPRsShotSpotter
77
Very High
5
PittsburghPA
440 devices376 cams64 ALPRsShotSpotter
76
Very High
6
MinneapolisMN
550 devices390 cams159 ALPRsShotSpotter
71
Very High
7
DenverCO
1277 devices1110 cams163 ALPRs
70
Very High
8
AnaheimCA
358 devices250 cams108 ALPRs
69
Very High
9
DetroitMI
390 devices104 cams284 ALPRsShotSpotter
67
Very High
10
AuroraCO
667 devices499 cams168 ALPRs
66
Very High
11
Kansas CityMO
465 devices247 cams218 ALPRs
66
Very High
12
Santa AnaCA
456 devices187 cams269 ALPRs
66
Very High
13
TulsaOK
453 devices356 cams97 ALPRs
66
Very High
14
ColumbusOH
365 devices214 cams150 ALPRsShotSpotter
66
Very High
15
MiamiFL
218 devices105 cams110 ALPRsShotSpotter
66
Very High
16
OaklandCA
999 devices161 cams838 ALPRsShotSpotter
63
Very High
17
HoustonTX
561 devices28 cams531 ALPRs
63
Very High
18
IrvineCA
419 devices89 cams330 ALPRs
63
Very High
19
AlbuquerqueNM
319 devices155 cams164 ALPRs
63
Very High
20
ClevelandOH
159 devices63 cams96 ALPRsShotSpotter
63
Very High
21
MilwaukeeWI
870 devices796 cams74 ALPRsShotSpotter
62
Very High
22
BaltimoreMD
244 devices209 cams35 ALPRsShotSpotter
62
Very High
23
Los AngelesCA
217 devices156 cams61 ALPRs
62
Very High
24
AtlantaGA
578 devices384 cams191 ALPRs
61
Very High
25
BostonMA
3395 devices3309 cams86 ALPRs
60
High
26
San DiegoCA
457 devices121 cams335 ALPRs
60
High
27
St. LouisMO
289 devices115 cams174 ALPRsShotSpotter
59
High
28
Salt Lake CityUT
574 devices473 cams101 ALPRs
58
High
29
IndianapolisIN
208 devices64 cams144 ALPRs
58
High
30
HialeahFL
284 devices188 cams95 ALPRs
56
High
31
SeattleWA
1251 devices1239 cams12 ALPRs
55
High
32
DallasTX
171 devices7 cams163 ALPRs
55
High
33
LouisvilleKY
200 devices75 cams125 ALPRsShotSpotter
54
High
34
San BernardinoCA
197 devices91 cams106 ALPRs
54
High
35
MesaAZ
140 devices44 cams96 ALPRs
54
High
36
Long BeachCA
120 devices33 cams87 ALPRs
53
High
37
AustinTX
618 devices531 cams87 ALPRs
52
High
38
Fort WorthTX
164 devices81 cams83 ALPRs
52
High
39
GarlandTX
146 devices5 cams141 ALPRs
52
High
40
MemphisTN
72 devices30 cams41 ALPRsShotSpotter
52
High
41
San JoseCA
510 devices87 cams423 ALPRs
51
High
42
ScottsdaleAZ
179 devices47 cams131 ALPRs
51
High
43
PhiladelphiaPA
271 devices250 cams21 ALPRs
50
High
44
SacramentoCA
213 devices54 cams159 ALPRs
50
High
45
OrlandoFL
202 devices145 cams57 ALPRs
50
High
46
ArlingtonTX
196 devices38 cams158 ALPRs
50
High
47
New OrleansLA
166 devices37 cams129 ALPRsShotSpotter
50
High
48
NewarkNJ
126 devices103 cams23 ALPRsShotSpotter
50
High
49
CincinnatiOH
111 devices75 cams36 ALPRsShotSpotter
50
High
50
RaleighNC
105 devices55 cams50 ALPRs
50
High
51
St. PaulMN
237 devices188 cams49 ALPRs
49
High
52
RichmondVA
204 devices69 cams135 ALPRsShotSpotter
49
High
53
GilbertAZ
139 devices32 cams107 ALPRs
49
High
54
Oklahoma CityOK
172 devices60 cams112 ALPRs
48
High
55
Baton RougeLA
138 devices70 cams68 ALPRs
48
High
56
Las VegasNV
308 devices149 cams159 ALPRs
46
High
57
RiversideCA
162 devices41 cams121 ALPRs
46
High
58
StocktonCA
114 devices29 cams85 ALPRsShotSpotter
46
High
59
TampaFL
174 devices133 cams39 ALPRs
45
High
60
Colorado SpringsCO
83 devices17 cams66 ALPRs
45
High
61
IrvingTX
65 devices0 cams65 ALPRs
45
High
62
WichitaKS
280 devices67 cams213 ALPRs
44
High
63
North Las VegasNV
231 devices112 cams119 ALPRs
44
High
64
GlendaleAZ
97 devices44 cams53 ALPRs
44
High
65
PhoenixAZ
79 devices63 cams12 ALPRs
44
High
66
BakersfieldCA
133 devices44 cams89 ALPRs
43
High
67
JacksonvilleFL
93 devices67 cams26 ALPRs
43
High
68
ChandlerAZ
92 devices32 cams60 ALPRs
43
High
69
BuffaloNY
211 devices69 cams142 ALPRs
42
High
70
TacomaWA
92 devices35 cams57 ALPRs
41
High
71
RochesterNY
254 devices247 cams7 ALPRsShotSpotter
40
Moderate
72
NashvilleTN
36 devices11 cams24 ALPRs
40
Moderate
73
NorfolkVA
382 devices124 cams258 ALPRs
39
Moderate
74
ChesapeakeVA
271 devices110 cams161 ALPRs
39
Moderate
75
LexingtonKY
133 devices7 cams126 ALPRs
39
Moderate
76
PlanoTX
168 devices7 cams161 ALPRs
38
Moderate
77
SpokaneWA
73 devices38 cams35 ALPRs
38
Moderate
78
PortlandOR
199 devices174 cams25 ALPRs
37
Moderate
79
FresnoCA
88 devices30 cams58 ALPRsShotSpotter
37
Moderate
80
TucsonAZ
153 devices36 cams117 ALPRs
36
Moderate
81
LaredoTX
68 devices16 cams52 ALPRs
35
Moderate
82
FremontCA
79 devices22 cams57 ALPRs
34
Moderate
83
CharlotteNC
72 devices43 cams28 ALPRs
33
Moderate
84
GreensboroNC
79 devices49 cams30 ALPRs
32
Moderate
85
RenoNV
117 devices62 cams55 ALPRs
31
Moderate
86
DurhamNC
59 devices33 cams26 ALPRs
31
Moderate
87
HuntsvilleAL
86 devices7 cams79 ALPRs
29
Moderate
88
MadisonWI
67 devices35 cams32 ALPRs
29
Moderate
89
San AntonioTX
40 devices1 cams39 ALPRs
29
Moderate
90
OmahaNE
78 devices67 cams11 ALPRs
28
Moderate
91
Virginia BeachVA
31 devices19 cams12 ALPRs
26
Moderate
92
Winston-SalemNC
58 devices50 cams8 ALPRs
25
Moderate
93
El PasoTX
41 devices16 cams25 ALPRs
25
Moderate
94
BoiseID
148 devices147 cams1 ALPRs
23
Moderate
95
LubbockTX
77 devices0 cams77 ALPRs
23
Moderate
96
Des MoinesIA
58 devices50 cams8 ALPRs
20
Low
97
ModestoCA
27 devices19 cams8 ALPRs
20
Low
98
HonoluluHI
3 devices0 cams3 ALPRs
17
Low
99
LincolnNE
19 devices14 cams5 ALPRs
15
Low
100
Corpus ChristiTX
3 devices3 cams
14
Low
Scores based on 10km radius from city center. Camera data from OpenStreetMap, police tech from EFF Atlas of Surveillance.