Surveillance in Ohio
87/100
Ohio has 8,600 documented surveillance devices — roughly 73 per 100,000 residents.
6,398
License plate readers
806
CCTV cameras
1,165
DOT traffic cameras
1
Red light / speed cams
91
Gunshot detectors
139
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 1,665 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 528 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: Yes
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Not documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $14.0M
Most surveilled cities in Ohio
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.