Cameras / California / Vista
License plate readers in Vista, CA
Volunteers have documented 15 automated license plate readers inside Vista. That is the 283rd-largest total among the 355 California cities indexed here, and 0.1% of the statewide total. Its 0.8 readers per square mile spread across 19 square miles — thinner coverage than 83% of the 2,400 cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed September 7, 2026.
15
readers documented
0.8
per square mile
283rd
of 355 indexed California cities · 1,600th of 2,400 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.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety13 · 87%
- Genetec1 · 7%
- Neology1 · 7%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 13 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (1). All 725 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 19 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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