Cameras / Alabama / Tuscaloosa
License plate readers in Tuscaloosa, AL
Volunteers have documented 55 automated license plate readers inside Tuscaloosa. That is the 8th-largest total among the 53 Alabama cities indexed here, and 1.9% of the statewide total. Its 0.9 readers per square mile spread across 63 square miles — thinner coverage than 81% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 89%, followed by Genetec at 4%.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 25, 2026.
55
readers documented
0.9
per square mile
8th
of 53 indexed Alabama cities · 375th of 2,395 nationally
1.9%
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 Safety49 · 89%
- Genetec2 · 4%
- Other vendors1 · 2%
- Unknown3 · 5%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 42 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (24), traffic signal (1), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 63 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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