Surveillance in Louisville, Kentucky
61/100 · Very High
Louisville ranks #37 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 352 documented surveillance devices — about 55.6 per 100,000 residents.
257
License plate readers
27
CCTV cameras
68
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
8
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 78/100 across 8 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Deployed
- 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.