Cameras / California / Alameda
License plate readers in Alameda, CA
Volunteers have documented 47 automated license plate readers inside Alameda. That is the 124th-largest total among the 353 California cities indexed here, and 0.2% of the statewide total. At 4.5 per square mile it is more densely covered than 86% of the 2,398 US cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 87% of them.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 7, 2026 · figures last changed September 14, 2026.
47
readers documented
4.5
per square mile
124th
of 353 indexed California cities · 475th of 2,398 nationally
0.2%
of California’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 42 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Flock Safety (2). All 726 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (2)
- Coverage area
- 10.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · California's ALPR statute
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