Surveillance in New Orleans, Louisiana
53/100 · High
New Orleans ranks #51 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 265 documented surveillance devices — about 69.0 per 100,000 residents.
227
License plate readers
6
CCTV cameras
32
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
9
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 66/100 across 6 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Deployed
- Police camera registry / doorbell partnership: Yes
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.