Cameras / California / Los Altos
License plate readers in Los Altos, CA
Volunteers have documented 23 automated license plate readers inside Los Altos. That is the 224th-largest total among the 355 California cities indexed here, and 0.1% of the statewide total. At 3.5 per square mile it is more densely covered than 80% of the 2,400 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 96% — are Flock Safety units. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed September 5, 2026.
23
readers documented
3.5
per square mile
224th
of 355 indexed California cities · 1,078th of 2,400 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
- 19 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Los Altos Police Department (20), Van Buren Neighborhood Los Altos (2). All 725 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (8)
- Coverage area
- 6.5 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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