Surveillance in Dallas, Texas
58/100 · High
Dallas ranks #42 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 401 documented surveillance devices — about 30.7 per 100,000 residents.
390
License plate readers
10
CCTV cameras
0
DOT traffic cameras
1
Red light / speed cams
51
Internet-exposed cameras
$1.3M
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 87/100 across 11 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.