License plate readers in Alton, IL
Volunteers have documented 61 automated license plate readers inside Alton. That is the 12th-largest total among the 180 Illinois cities indexed here, and 0.8% of the statewide total. At 3.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 82% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 43%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 26, 2026.
61
readers documented
3.9
per square mile
12th
of 180 indexed Illinois cities · 339th of 2,395 nationally
0.8%
of Illinois’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 Safety15 · 25%
- Motorola Solutions26 · 43%
- Genetec19 · 31%
- Other vendors1 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 42 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (3), street lamp (2), Alton Jr High School IL. (1), UNE license plat reader (1), bridge pillar (1)
- Coverage area
- 15.7 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Motorola Solutions camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Illinois's ALPR statute
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