State data / CA

License plate reader cameras in California

Explore 20,134 documented ALPR/LPR locations in California. 15,381 (76.4%) are tagged Flock Safety; other and unknown makers remain included. Counts describe mapped source records and may not reflect every camera operating in the state.

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Documented locations

20,134

15.0% of current national records

Flock Safety

15,381

76.4% explicitly tagged

Manufacturer known

18,248

1,886 not documented

30-day source change

0 added · 0 no longer present

Manufacturer breakdown

What the current records document

01
Flock Safety15,381
documented
02
Motorola Solutions / Vigilant1,598
documented
03
Ubicquia596
documented
04
Axis Communications194
documented
05
Genetec106
documented

1,886 records do not document a manufacturer. PlateReaderMap does not infer one.

Local context

Top qualifying cities

01
San Diego731
documented
02
San Jose558
documented
03
Oakland527
documented
04
San Francisco494
documented
05
Los Angeles435
documented

Historical context

Trends begin with evidence, not backfilled estimates.

PlateReaderMap has preserved validated snapshots since August 21, 2026. Newly documented and no-longer-present records describe source changes, not independently verified installations or removals.