Surveillance in South Dakota
50/100
South Dakota has 118 documented surveillance devices — roughly 12.8 per 100,000 residents.
39
License plate readers
25
CCTV cameras
43
DOT traffic cameras
0
Red light / speed cams
0
Gunshot detectors
11
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 112 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 76 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: None documented
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Not documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $635K
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.