License plate readers in Alabaster, AL
Volunteers have documented 32 automated license plate readers inside Alabaster. That is the 15th-largest total among the 53 Alabama cities indexed here, and 1.1% of the statewide total. Its 1.2 readers per square mile spread across 26.3 square miles — thinner coverage than 66% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
32
readers documented
1.2
per square mile
15th
of 53 indexed Alabama cities · 761st of 2,395 nationally
1.1%
of Alabama’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 13 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Flock Safety (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (10)
- Coverage area
- 26.3 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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