License plate readers in Columbus, GA
Volunteers have documented 191 automated license plate readers inside Columbus. That is the 4th-largest total among the 119 Georgia cities indexed here, and 1.8% of the statewide total. Its 0.9 readers per square mile spread across 216.5 square miles — thinner coverage than 81% of the 2,430 cities indexed nationally. Its 191 readers are more than 7 times the 25-camera median for the 119 Georgia cities indexed here. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 107 on poles and 25 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed October 30, 2026.
191
readers documented
0.9
per square mile
4th
of 119 indexed Georgia cities · 55th of 2,430 nationally
1.8%
of Georgia’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 Safety106 · 55%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 1%
- Leonardo/ELSAG2 · 1%
- Other vendors2 · 1%
- Unknown80 · 42%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 162 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Flock Safety (51). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (107), street lamp (25)
- Coverage area
- 216.5 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Georgia ALPR law (30 months retention)
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