Cameras / Arkansas / Fort Smith
License plate readers in Fort Smith, AR
Volunteers have documented 50 automated license plate readers inside Fort Smith. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 25 Arkansas cities indexed here, and 4.6% of the statewide total. Its 0.8 readers per square mile spread across 64.2 square miles — thinner coverage than 84% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Where a mount was recorded, most are fixed to existing traffic signals rather than dedicated poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 28, 2026.
50
readers documented
0.8
per square mile
3rd
of 25 indexed Arkansas cities · 431st of 2,395 nationally
4.6%
of Arkansas’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 Safety42 · 84%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 2%
- Genetec5 · 10%
- Other vendors2 · 4%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 37 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- [Williamson Place POA] (1), [Willaimson Place POA] (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (2), pole (2)
- Coverage area
- 64.2 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Arkansas ALPR law (150 days retention)
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