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License plate readers in Compton, CA

Volunteers have documented 69 automated license plate readers inside Compton. That is the 77th-largest total among the 353 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 2,395 US 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 6, 2026.

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  • 69

    readers documented

  • 6.9

    per square mile

  • 77th

    of 353 indexed California cities · 276th 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.

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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

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These locations were documented in the field by OpenStreetMap volunteers and refresh automatically every six hours. They are evidence of where cameras have been seen — not a complete or official inventory, and cameras may have been added or removed since documentation. Corrections happen upstream: edit OpenStreetMap and this page will update. Read more in our methodology, or download the aggregates in bulk.