License plate readers in Tempe, AZ
Volunteers have documented 55 automated license plate readers inside Tempe. That is the 14th-largest total among the 41 Arizona cities indexed here, and 2.0% of the statewide total. Its 1.4 readers per square mile spread across 40 square miles — thinner coverage than 62% of the 2,430 cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged Lowe's. Not all of them watch open road: 7 were tagged in parking areas and residential streets.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed November 3, 2026.
55
readers documented
1.4
per square mile
14th
of 41 indexed Arizona cities · 398th of 2,430 nationally
2.0%
of Arizona’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%
- Other vendors5 · 9%
- Unknown1 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 28 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- ASU Police (9), Arizona Mills (2), Lowe's (2). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (21), street lamp (1), wall (1)
- Coverage area
- 40 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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