Surveillance in Columbus, Ohio
67/100 · Very High
Columbus ranks #22 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 454 documented surveillance devices — about 50.1 per 100,000 residents.
240
License plate readers
61
CCTV cameras
152
DOT traffic cameras
1
Red light / speed cams
11
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 80/100 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.