Cameras / California / Modesto
License plate readers in Modesto, CA
Volunteers have documented 123 automated license plate readers inside Modesto. That is the 23rd-largest total among the 355 California cities indexed here, and 0.6% of the statewide total. At 2.8 per square mile it is more densely covered than 71% of the 2,400 US cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 62%, 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 street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed October 7, 2026.
123
readers documented
2.8
per square mile
23rd
of 355 indexed California cities · 111th of 2,400 nationally
0.6%
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 Safety32 · 26%
- Motorola Solutions76 · 62%
- Genetec1 · 1%
- Neology1 · 1%
- Other vendors13 · 11%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 118 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (6), The Home Depot (5), Modesto Police Department (4). All 725 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (47), street lamp (7), pole (7)
- Coverage area
- 43.4 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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