Surveillance in Memphis, Tennessee
60/100 · High
Memphis ranks #40 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 158 documented surveillance devices — about 25.0 per 100,000 residents.
127
License plate readers
0
CCTV cameras
30
DOT traffic cameras
1
Red light / speed cams
16
Internet-exposed cameras
$2.0M
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 81/100 across 9 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.