Cameras / California / Compton
License plate readers in Compton, CA
Volunteers have documented 69 automated license plate readers inside Compton. That is the 78th-largest total among the 356 California cities indexed here, and 0.3% of the statewide total. At 6.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 93% of the 2,404 US cities indexed nationally. Where a mount was recorded, most are fixed to existing traffic signals rather than dedicated poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 11, 2026 · figures last changed September 6, 2026.
69
readers documented
6.9
per square mile
78th
of 356 indexed California cities · 281st of 2,404 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.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety48 · 70%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 1%
- Leonardo/ELSAG2 · 3%
- Neology5 · 7%
- Other vendors8 · 12%
- Unknown5 · 7%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 66 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (9), pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 10 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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