License plate readers in Decatur, AL
Volunteers have documented 40 automated license plate readers inside Decatur. That is the 14th-largest total among the 56 Alabama cities indexed here, and 1.3% of the statewide total. Its 0.7 readers per square mile spread across 54.6 square miles — thinner coverage than 86% of the 2,432 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 88%, followed by Motorola Solutions at 13%. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed October 28, 2026.
40
readers documented
0.7
per square mile
14th
of 56 indexed Alabama cities · 608th of 2,432 nationally
1.3%
of Alabama’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety35 · 88%
- Motorola Solutions5 · 13%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 35 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Decatur Police Department (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (21)
- Coverage area
- 54.6 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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