Surveillance in Maryland
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Maryland has 3,781 documented surveillance devices — roughly 61.2 per 100,000 residents.
1,840
License plate readers
1,215
CCTV cameras
535
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
17
Gunshot detectors
174
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 302 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 113 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: Yes
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $47.8M
Most surveilled cities in Maryland
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.