Surveillance in Modesto, California
37/100 · Moderate
Modesto ranks #85 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 153 documented surveillance devices — about 70.0 per 100,000 residents.
132
License plate readers
2
CCTV cameras
19
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
4
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 74/100 across 8 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Not documented
- 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.