Surveillance in Boston, Massachusetts
63/100 · Very High
Boston ranks #31 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 3,692 documented surveillance devices — about 546.4 per 100,000 residents.
140
License plate readers
3,484
CCTV cameras
68
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
51
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 78/100 across 8 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Not documented
- Police camera registry / doorbell partnership: Not documented
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.