License plate readers in Dover, DE
Volunteers have documented 36 automated license plate readers inside Dover. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 6 Delaware cities indexed here, and 7.4% of the statewide total. Its density of 1.5 per square mile places Dover near the middle of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 21 on poles and 2 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 14, 2026.
36
readers documented
1.5
per square mile
2nd
of 6 indexed Delaware cities · 665th of 2,395 nationally
7.4%
of Delaware’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 36 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Dover Police Department (16), Lowe's (3). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (21), street lamp (2)
- Coverage area
- 23.9 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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