Surveillance in Des Moines, Iowa
24/100 · Moderate
Des Moines ranks #98 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 73 documented surveillance devices — about 34.1 per 100,000 residents.
20
License plate readers
2
CCTV cameras
51
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
1
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 67/100 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.