Surveillance in Detroit, Michigan
67/100 · Very High
Detroit ranks #24 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 420 documented surveillance devices — about 65.7 per 100,000 residents.
312
License plate readers
37
CCTV cameras
69
DOT traffic cameras
2
Red light / speed cams
20
Internet-exposed cameras
$3.0M
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 84/100 across 10 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Deployed
- 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.