Surveillance in Denver, Colorado
71/100 · Very High
Denver ranks #9 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 1,303 documented surveillance devices — about 182.1 per 100,000 residents.
179
License plate readers
1,036
CCTV cameras
84
DOT traffic cameras
4
Red light / speed cams
12
Internet-exposed cameras
$1.1M
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 71/100 across 7 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Not documented
- Police camera registry / doorbell partnership: Not documented
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.