Cameras / California / Elk Grove
License plate readers in Elk Grove, CA
Volunteers have documented 106 automated license plate readers inside Elk Grove. That is the 31st-largest total among the 357 California cities indexed here, and 0.5% of the statewide total. At 2.5 per square mile it is more densely covered than 66% of the 2,431 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 99% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot and Simon Property Group.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed October 12, 2026.
106
readers documented
2.5
per square mile
31st
of 357 indexed California cities · 143rd of 2,431 nationally
0.5%
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
- 97 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Elk Grove Police Department (4), The Home Depot (3), Simon Property Group (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (16), street lamp (8), traffic signal (5), tree lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 42.6 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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