Surveillance in Michigan
88/100
Michigan has 8,172 documented surveillance devices — roughly 81.4 per 100,000 residents.
5,541
License plate readers
1,630
CCTV cameras
724
DOT traffic cameras
2
Red light / speed cams
150
Gunshot detectors
125
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 1,430 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 467 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: Yes
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $14.6M
Most surveilled cities in Michigan
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.