License plate readers in Hoover, AL
Volunteers have documented 55 automated license plate readers inside Hoover. That is the 5th-largest total among the 50 Alabama cities indexed here, and 2.2% of the statewide total. Its 1.1 readers per square mile spread across 49.7 square miles — thinner coverage than 69% of the 2,231 cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 55%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot and Lowe's.
Updated August 14, 2026.
55
readers documented
1.1
per square mile
5th
of 50 indexed Alabama cities
2.2%
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 Safety25 · 45%
- Motorola Solutions30 · 55%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 26 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- The Home Depot (2), Hoover Police Department (1), Lowe's (1). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (5)
- Coverage area
- 49.7 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work
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