Cameras / California / Richmond
License plate readers in Richmond, CA
Volunteers have documented 86 automated license plate readers inside Richmond. That is the 45th-largest total among the 355 California cities indexed here, and 0.4% of the statewide total. At 2.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 72% of the 2,400 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 98% — are Flock Safety units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 18 on poles and 11 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed October 9, 2026.
86
readers documented
2.9
per square mile
45th
of 355 indexed California cities · 188th of 2,400 nationally
0.4%
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
- 74 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Richmond Police Department (22), Bay Area Toll Authority (2). All 725 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (18), street lamp (11), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 30 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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