Surveillance in Minneapolis, Minnesota
73/100 · Very High
Minneapolis ranks #6 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 746 documented surveillance devices — about 173.5 per 100,000 residents.
190
License plate readers
398
CCTV cameras
157
DOT traffic cameras
1
Red light / speed cams
10
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 86/100 across 10 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Deployed
- Police camera registry / doorbell partnership: Not documented
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.