Surveillance in Tennessee
88/100
Tennessee has 5,060 documented surveillance devices — roughly 71 per 100,000 residents.
4,033
License plate readers
226
CCTV cameras
652
DOT traffic cameras
2
Red light / speed cams
129
Gunshot detectors
18
Toll booths
Documented police technology
- 1,354 agency records in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, covering 380 documented technology deployments
- Confirmed ShotSpotter / SoundThinking coverage zone: Yes
- Cell-site simulators (Stingray): Documented
- Federal surveillance grants: $41.9M
Most surveilled cities in Tennessee
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.