Surveillance in Cleveland, Ohio
70/100 · Very High
Cleveland ranks #10 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 313 documented surveillance devices — about 84.0 per 100,000 residents.
245
License plate readers
32
CCTV cameras
36
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
9
Internet-exposed cameras
$1.2M
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 81/100 across 9 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.