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The surveillance landscape
What 125,855 mapped cameras reveal about who is watching, and where the automated-surveillance footprint is densest. Built from live OpenStreetMap data.
Updated July 18, 2026 · community-reported, may contain errors
125,855
cameras mapped
51
states with data
25
vendors seen
76%
Flock Safety share
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Surveillance growth over time
Cumulative cameras on the map by the date each was added or last edited on OpenStreetMap. 103,516 mapped in the last 12 months.
Reflects when cameras were mapped by volunteers — a proxy for real-world deployment, not an exact install date.
Vendor market share
A handful of companies dominate the mapped ALPR fleet.
Largest surveillance networks
By operator — the agencies and networks running the most mapped cameras (where a contributor recorded one).
Most-surveilled states
By raw count of mapped cameras.
Most-surveilled cities
Metros with the highest mapped-camera counts.
Counts are a lower bound — they reflect what volunteers have mapped on OpenStreetMap, not every camera that exists. Vendor labels are as tagged and unverified by the vendor.