Surveillance in Bakersfield, California
47/100 · High
Bakersfield ranks #70 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 288 documented surveillance devices — about 71.4 per 100,000 residents.
247
License plate readers
26
CCTV cameras
15
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
3
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 61/100 across 6 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.