Cameras / Connecticut / Hartford
License plate readers in Hartford, CT
Volunteers have documented 18 automated license plate readers inside Hartford. That is the 8th-largest total among the 15 Connecticut cities indexed here, and 1.8% of the statewide total. Its 1.0 readers per square mile spread across 17.4 square miles — thinner coverage than 74% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Where a mount was recorded, most are fixed to existing street lamps rather than dedicated poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
18
readers documented
1.0
per square mile
8th
of 15 indexed Connecticut cities · 1,358th of 2,395 nationally
1.8%
of Connecticut’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 Safety8 · 44%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 6%
- Other vendors9 · 50%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 16 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Hartford Police Department (7). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- street lamp (6), pole (2), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 17.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Connecticut ALPR law (21 days retention)
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