Surveillance in Los Angeles, California
67/100 · Very High
Los Angeles ranks #25 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 298 documented surveillance devices — about 7.5 per 100,000 residents.
118
License plate readers
54
CCTV cameras
126
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
74
Internet-exposed cameras
$2.4M
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 90/100 across 12 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.