License plate readers in Sarasota, FL
Volunteers have documented 51 automated license plate readers inside Sarasota. That is the 25th-largest total among the 172 Florida cities indexed here, and 0.5% of the statewide total. At 3.5 per square mile it is more densely covered than 79% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 82%, followed by Motorola Solutions at 12%.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 13, 2026.
51
readers documented
3.5
per square mile
25th
of 172 indexed Florida cities · 421st of 2,395 nationally
0.5%
of Florida’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 Safety42 · 82%
- Motorola Solutions6 · 12%
- Genetec1 · 2%
- Other vendors2 · 4%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 49 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- SarasotaPoliceDepartment (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (8), street lamp (1), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 14.7 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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