Cameras / CT
License plate readers in Connecticut
1,013 cameras have been documented in Connecticut. That is the 32nd-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.7% of the 143,189 documented nationwide. New Haven has the most of any city in the state, with 129 — 13% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 394 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 46%. 394 of them stand in the 15 cities listed below. 619 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 28, 2026.
1,013
cameras documented statewide
32nd
most-documented of 52 states and territories
394
in listed cities
619
outside city limits
ALPR law in Connecticut
Connecticut regulates automated license plate readers under Conn. Public Act 26-14, §§ 13–15 (SB 397). The statute caps retention at 21 days. Signed May 4, 2026, the act limits public agencies and their vendors to enumerated ALPR uses from October 1, 2026, caps retention at 21 days with exceptions such as warrants, court orders, and active criminal investigations, and bars using the data to investigate suspected immigration violations or reproductive and gender-affirming care that is legal in the state. Federal agencies, and police in states other than New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, may receive the data only under a probable-cause warrant or for a terrorist-watchlist match, and every law enforcement agency must adopt a usage policy by January 1, 2027.
ALPR laws in all 21 states with a statute →
Statute last verified September 26, 2026.
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety183
- Motorola Solutions7
- Genetec7
- Other vendors170
- Unknown27
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 129 | 6.90 |
| Milford | 39 | 1.78 |
| Norwich | 28 | 1.00 |
| New Britain | 27 | 2.02 |
| West Hartford | 26 | 1.19 |
| Norwalk | 22 | 0.96 |
| Wethersfield | 19 | 1.54 |
| Hartford | 18 | 1.03 |
| Glastonbury Center | 14 | 2.83 |
| Newington | 14 | 1.07 |
| Bristol | 13 | 0.49 |
| West Haven | 12 | 1.12 |
| Waterbury | 12 | 0.42 |
| Windsor Locks | 11 | 1.22 |
| Danbury | 10 | 0.24 |
Camera locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). City boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Counts reflect volunteer documentation, not an official census; cities appear once ten cameras are documented.
Explore this data further
- Who operates Connecticut’s cameras — police, HOAs, and retailers →
- Every ALPR manufacturer compared nationally →
- Download this data as CSV or GeoJSON →
- How the national count is measured →
- What a Flock camera is and how it works →
- What the cameras look like, and how to spot one →
- What residents can and cannot opt out of →
Connecticut ranks 32nd of 52 by documented cameras. New Mexico (1,031) ranks just above, and Maryland (1,001) just below.