Surveillance in Austin, Texas
58/100 · High
Austin ranks #41 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 728 documented surveillance devices — about 74.4 per 100,000 residents.
174
License plate readers
47
CCTV cameras
507
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
12
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 82/100 across 9 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Not documented
- Police camera registry / doorbell partnership: Yes
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.