Cameras / California / Chico
License plate readers in Chico, CA
Volunteers have documented 47 automated license plate readers inside Chico. That is the 123rd-largest total among the 353 California cities indexed here, and 0.2% of the statewide total. Its 1.4 readers per square mile spread across 34.6 square miles — thinner coverage than 61% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 83%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
47
readers documented
1.4
per square mile
123rd
of 353 indexed California cities · 472nd of 2,395 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.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety5 · 11%
- Motorola Solutions39 · 83%
- Unknown3 · 6%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 46 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (8)
- Coverage area
- 34.6 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Motorola Solutions camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · California's ALPR statute
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