License plate readers in Tempe, AZ
Volunteers have documented 101 automated license plate readers inside Tempe. That is the 7th-largest total among the 43 Arizona cities indexed here, and 4.0% of the statewide total. At 2.5 per square mile it is more densely covered than 70% of the 2,232 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 93% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 45 on poles and 2 on street lamps.
Updated August 15, 2026.
101
readers documented
2.5
per square mile
7th
of 43 indexed Arizona cities
4.0%
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 Safety94 · 93%
- Other vendors7 · 7%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 52 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Arizona Mills (3), Lowe's (2). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (45), street lamp (2), wall (1)
- Coverage area
- 40 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work
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