Cameras / California / Merced
License plate readers in Merced, CA
Volunteers have documented 15 automated license plate readers inside Merced. That is the 267th-largest total among the 329 California cities indexed here, and 0.1% of the statewide total. Its 0.6 readers per square mile spread across 26 square miles — thinner coverage than 90% of the 2,231 cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 60%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's.
Updated August 14, 2026.
15
readers documented
0.6
per square mile
267th
of 329 indexed California cities
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.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety2 · 13%
- Motorola Solutions9 · 60%
- Unknown4 · 27%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 14 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- UC Merced Police Department (5), Merced Police Department (4), Lowe's (1). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (7), pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 26 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work · California ALPR law
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