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License plate readers in West Hartford, CT

Volunteers have documented 26 automated license plate readers inside West Hartford. That is the 5th-largest total among the 15 Connecticut cities indexed here, and 2.6% of the statewide total. Its 1.2 readers per square mile spread across 21.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 67% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 10 on poles and 7 on traffic signals.

Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 5, 2026.

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  • 26

    readers documented

  • 1.2

    per square mile

  • 5th

    of 15 indexed Connecticut cities · 942nd of 2,395 nationally

  • 2.6%

    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

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What volunteers recorded

Monitoring public roads
26 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
Recorded operators
West Hartford Police Department (21), The Home Depot (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
How they’re mounted
pole (10), traffic signal (7), traffic signal (2)
Coverage area
21.8 square miles of land inside city limits.

Nearby

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