EyesOnYou
United States Surveillance Infrastructure
246,516
DEVICES
30,071
LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS
51
JURISDICTIONS
LOW
HIGH
Top 10 Most Surveilled
1MOMissouri89
129.2/100k
2NYNew York89
112.6/100k
3MIMichigan88
81.4/100k
4MNMinnesota88
73.9/100k
5CACalifornia88
73.5/100k
6TNTennessee88
71/100k
7FLFlorida88
68.6/100k
8GAGeorgia87
105.6/100k
9INIndiana87
105/100k
10OHOhio87
73/100k
5 Least Surveilled
51MTMontana46186
50VTVermont46148
49AKAlaska49164
48HIHawaii49444
47SDSouth Dakota50118
Data Breakdown
35,410
CCTV Cameras
OpenStreetMap
144,789
License Plate Readers
ALPR / OSM
42,253
DOT Traffic Cameras
50 State APIs
14,965
Enforcement Cameras
Red light / Speed
3,549
Gunshot Detectors
ShotSpotter zones
5,550
Toll / Tracking
Toll booth readers
30,071
EFF Records
Atlas of Surveillance
$451.9M
Federal Grants
DHS / DOJ funding
51
States + DC
All jurisdictions
Surveillance Tech Presence
ShotSpotter
19states
MO · NY · MI · MN · CA · TN · FL · OH · AL · CT · NJ · MD · VA · LA · KY · PA · WI · DE · DC
Stingray / IMSI
25states
MO · NY · MI · MN · CA · TN · FL · GA · IN · MA · OK · IL · TX · MD · VA · LA · WA · NC · AZ · PA · NM · WI · NV · DE · AK
Ring Partnership
21states
MN · CA · TN · FL · GA · IN · OH · OK · IL · TX · NJ · VA · LA · CO · NC · AZ · KY · KS · PA · NE · NV
Methodology
Composite score (0–100) combining physical device density per capita (40%), EFF Atlas of Surveillance law enforcement technology adoption (30%), federal DHS/DOJ grant funding via USAspending.gov (15%), and binary indicators for ShotSpotter, Stingray & Ring/Amazon partnerships (15%). Ties broken by devices per 100k population.
Data Sources
OpenStreetMap (ODbL) · EFF Atlas of Surveillance (CC-BY) · State DOT camera APIs (38 states) · City enforcement camera open data · USAspending.gov · ACLU Stingray Tracker · ShotSpotter public records · Ring/Amazon partnership disclosures · Feb 2026 data.
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246,516 devices + 30,071 records
50 states + DC · February 2026