PlateReaderMap

Independent public-data index

Track ALPR camera networks across America.

Explore documented automated license plate reader locations, manufacturers, deployment patterns, and change over time—without the noise.

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Data updated Aug 21, 2026How it works
Validated source liveUS / 38.4°N 98.3°W
Documented locations134,257
California20,134Texas16,220Georgia9,412

Documented locations

134,257

Current validated source snapshot

Flock Safety

106,239

Manufacturer explicitly documented

30-day source change

0

Newly documented minus no longer present

Jurisdictions represented

53

States and U.S. jurisdictions with records

National signal

A map is the starting point, not the whole product.

Validated snapshots turn a changing public map into accountable historical context. PlateReaderMap tracks what the source documented—and says plainly what it cannot verify.

Current footprint

States with the most documented locations

Full ranking
  1. 01
    California20,134
    documented
  2. 02
    Texas16,220
    documented
  3. 03
    Georgia9,412
    documented
  4. 04
    Florida9,315
    documented
  5. 05
    Illinois6,922
    documented

Built for context

“Documented” is a deliberate word.

A location can be mapped without independent confirmation. A source record can disappear without equipment being physically removed. PlateReaderMap keeps that distinction visible.

  • 01 Original source identifiers retained
  • 02 Missing manufacturer fields stay unknown
  • 03 Corrupt snapshots never replace good data
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Privacy-preserving lookup

Search released audit records—not a vehicle’s travel history.

Submit one exact state and plate combination. The search is never placed in the URL, saved to browser history, exposed as a public page, or sent to analytics.

Understand the lookup
Public record corpus2,851

5 agencies represented

We do not save your plate search.

Research notes

Clear explanations for complicated infrastructure.

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01

ALPR basics

Flock Safety and ALPR Terminology, Explained

The difference between a technology category, a vendor name, a mapped record, and a documented manufacturer.
02

Methodology

How PlateReaderMap Counts Cameras

Why PlateReaderMap reports documented locations, how records are grouped, and where uncertainty remains.
03

Methodology

How Public ALPR Camera Mapping Data Is Collected

How community map records become a sourced, queryable view of documented ALPR infrastructure.