Surveillance in Cincinnati, Ohio
73/100 · Very High
Cincinnati ranks #8 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 288 documented surveillance devices — about 93.1 per 100,000 residents.
113
License plate readers
108
CCTV cameras
67
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
5
Internet-exposed cameras
$1.0M
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 69/100 across 7 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Deployed
- 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.