Cameras / California / Atherton
License plate readers in Atherton, CA
Volunteers have documented 54 automated license plate readers inside Atherton. That is the 103rd-largest total among the 353 California cities indexed here, and 0.3% of the statewide total. At 10.8 readers per square mile, Atherton sits in the most densely covered 5% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 94% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 21, 2026.
54
readers documented
10.8
per square mile
103rd
of 353 indexed California cities · 388th of 2,395 nationally
0.3%
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
- 22 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Atherton Police Department (14). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (9)
- Coverage area
- 5 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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