Cameras / California / Merced
License plate readers in Merced, CA
Volunteers have documented 59 automated license plate readers inside Merced. That is the 95th-largest total among the 357 California cities indexed here, and 0.3% of the statewide total. At 2.3 per square mile it is more densely covered than 62% of the 2,430 US cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 24%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 39 on poles and 7 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed November 9, 2026.
59
readers documented
2.3
per square mile
95th
of 357 indexed California cities · 359th of 2,430 nationally
0.3%
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 · 3%
- Motorola Solutions14 · 24%
- Other vendors39 · 66%
- Unknown4 · 7%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 24 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- UC Merced Police Department (5), Merced Police Department (4), Lowe's (1). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (39), traffic signal (7)
- Coverage area
- 26 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Motorola Solutions camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · California's ALPR statute
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