Cameras / DC
License plate readers in District of Columbia
121 cameras have been documented in District of Columbia. That is the 45th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and under 0.1% of the 146,149 documented nationwide. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 121 readers counted in District of Columbia's indexed cities, at 75%. 121 of them stand in the 1 city listed below.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed November 13, 2026.
121
cameras documented statewide
45th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
121
in listed cities
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety91
- Motorola Solutions12
- Genetec5
- Leonardo/ELSAG8
- Other vendors3
- Unknown2
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 121 | 1.98 |
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 District of Columbia’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 →
- How state license plate reader laws compare →
District of Columbia ranks 45th of 52 by documented cameras. North Dakota (170) ranks just above, and Maine (108) just below.