Cameras / California / Vista
License plate readers in Vista, CA
Volunteers have documented 12 automated license plate readers inside Vista. That is the 300th-largest total among the 341 California cities indexed here, and 0.1% of the statewide total. Its 0.6 readers per square mile spread across 19 square miles — thinner coverage than 89% of the 2,304 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 83%, followed by Genetec at 8%.
Checked against OpenStreetMap August 25, 2026 · figures last changed August 25, 2026.
12
readers documented
0.6
per square mile
300th
of 341 indexed California cities · 1,858th of 2,304 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 Safety10 · 83%
- Genetec1 · 8%
- Neology1 · 8%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 10 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Coverage area
- 19 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · California's ALPR statute
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