Surveillance in Rochester, New York
67/100 · Very High
Rochester ranks #21 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 464 documented surveillance devices — about 219.6 per 100,000 residents.
61
License plate readers
167
CCTV cameras
236
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
21
Internet-exposed cameras
$1.0M
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 71/100 across 7 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Deployed
- 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.