Cameras / California / Hayward
License plate readers in Hayward, CA
Volunteers have documented 100 automated license plate readers inside Hayward. That is the 38th-largest total among the 357 California cities indexed here, and 0.5% of the statewide total. At 2.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 60% of the 2,431 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed November 13, 2026.
100
readers documented
2.2
per square mile
38th
of 357 indexed California cities · 155th 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
- 98 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- California Highway Patrol (21), California Highway Patrol (CHP) (2), Union City Police Department (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (11), street lamp (1), Costco parking lot (1)
- Coverage area
- 45.8 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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