Cameras / California / Half Moon Bay
License plate readers in Half Moon Bay, CA
Volunteers have documented 11 automated license plate readers inside Half Moon Bay. That is the 323rd-largest total among the 356 California cities indexed here, and 0.1% of the statewide total. Its density of 1.8 per square mile places Half Moon Bay near the middle of the 2,404 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 8 on poles and 2 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 11, 2026 · figures last changed October 11, 2026.
11
readers documented
1.8
per square mile
323rd
of 356 indexed California cities · 2,075th of 2,404 nationally
0.1%
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
- 11 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (8), street lamp (2)
- Coverage area
- 6.2 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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