Surveillance in New York
89/100
New York has 22,033 documented surveillance devices — roughly 112.6 per 100,000 residents.
3,108
License plate readers
1,073
CCTV cameras
3,353
DOT traffic cameras
14,071
Red light / speed cams
164
Gunshot detectors
264
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 638 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 217 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: Yes
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $24.1M
Most surveilled cities in New York
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.