Surveillance in Minnesota
88/100
Minnesota has 4,243 documented surveillance devices — roughly 73.9 per 100,000 residents.
1,758
License plate readers
940
CCTV cameras
1,503
DOT traffic cameras
1
Red light / speed cams
16
Gunshot detectors
25
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 854 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 286 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: Yes
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $11.8M
Most surveilled cities in Minnesota
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.