Cameras / California / Santa Maria
License plate readers in Santa Maria, CA
Volunteers have documented 152 automated license plate readers inside Santa Maria. That is the 17th-largest total among the 353 California cities indexed here, and 0.7% of the statewide total. At 6.7 per square mile it is more densely covered than 93% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 81 on poles and 24 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 21, 2026.
152
readers documented
6.7
per square mile
17th
of 353 indexed California cities · 72nd of 2,395 nationally
0.7%
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
- 144 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Santa Maria Police Department (73), Lowe's (3). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (81), street lamp (24), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 22.8 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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