Cameras / California / Sonora
License plate readers in Sonora, CA
Volunteers have documented 13 automated license plate readers inside Sonora. That is the 296th-largest total among the 353 California cities indexed here, and 0.1% of the statewide total. At 4.1 per square mile it is more densely covered than 84% 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 3 on poles and 2 on walls.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed August 16, 2026.
13
readers documented
4.1
per square mile
296th
of 353 indexed California cities · 1,807th of 2,395 nationally
0.1%
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
- 12 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (3), wall (2), street lamp (2), building (2), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 3.2 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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