Surveillance in Charlotte, North Carolina
48/100 · High
Charlotte ranks #69 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 136 documented surveillance devices — about 15.6 per 100,000 residents.
82
License plate readers
53
CCTV cameras
0
DOT traffic cameras
1
Red light / speed cams
33
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 70/100 across 7 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.