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License plate readers in Half Moon Bay, CA

Volunteers have documented 10 automated license plate readers inside Half Moon Bay. That is the 334th-largest total among the 353 California cities indexed here, and 0.0% of the statewide total. Its density of 1.6 per square mile places Half Moon Bay near the middle of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 7 on poles and 2 on street lamps.

Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 14, 2026.

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  • 10

    readers documented

  • 1.6

    per square mile

  • 334th

    of 353 indexed California cities · 2,208th of 2,395 nationally

  • 0.0%

    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
10 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
How they’re mounted
pole (7), 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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