Surveillance in Alabama
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Alabama has 4,022 documented surveillance devices — roughly 78.7 per 100,000 residents.
3,197
License plate readers
102
CCTV cameras
655
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
33
Gunshot detectors
35
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 487 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 180 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: Yes
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Not documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $10.3M
Most surveilled cities in Alabama
Counts are documented devices from OpenStreetMap, state DOT feeds, municipal open data and the EFF Atlas of Surveillance. They are a floor, not a total — undocumented cameras are common, and a device appearing here is not confirmation it is currently operating.