Cameras / California / Modesto
License plate readers in Modesto, CA
Volunteers have documented 103 automated license plate readers inside Modesto. That is the 26th-largest total among the 329 California cities indexed here, and 0.5% of the statewide total. At 2.4 per square mile it is more densely covered than 68% of the 2,231 US cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 67%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's and The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 47 on traffic signals and 7 on poles.
Updated August 14, 2026.
103
readers documented
2.4
per square mile
26th
of 329 indexed California cities
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.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety31 · 30%
- Motorola Solutions69 · 67%
- Genetec1 · 1%
- Other vendors2 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 98 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (6), The Home Depot (5), Modesto Police Department (4). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (47), pole (7), street lamp (6)
- Coverage area
- 43.4 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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