Surveillance in Tampa, Florida
50/100 · High
Tampa ranks #66 among the 100 most surveilled US cities we track, with 215 documented surveillance devices — about 53.8 per 100,000 residents.
79
License plate readers
1
CCTV cameras
133
DOT traffic cameras
2
Red light / speed cams
7
Internet-exposed cameras
$497K
Federal surveillance grants
Police technology
- Police tech score: 78/100 across 8 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.