Surveillance in San Diego, California
64/100 · Very High
San Diego ranks #30 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 567 documented surveillance devices — about 39.8 per 100,000 residents.
409
License plate readers
97
CCTV cameras
60
DOT traffic cameras
1
Red light / speed cams
22
Internet-exposed cameras
$0
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 80/100 across 9 documented technologies
- Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter): Not documented
- 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.