Surveillance in New Jersey
86/100
New Jersey has 6,366 documented surveillance devices — roughly 68.5 per 100,000 residents.
4,431
License plate readers
1,147
CCTV cameras
351
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
90
Gunshot detectors
347
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 2,098 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 561 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: Yes
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Not documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $13.7M
Most surveilled cities in New Jersey
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.