License plate readers in Alton, IL
Volunteers have documented 46 automated license plate readers inside Alton. That is the 15th-largest total among the 161 Illinois cities indexed here, and 0.7% of the statewide total. At 2.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 77% of the 2,231 US cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 46%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's.
Updated August 14, 2026.
46
readers documented
2.9
per square mile
15th
of 161 indexed Illinois cities
0.7%
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 · 33%
- Motorola Solutions21 · 46%
- Genetec9 · 20%
- Other vendors1 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 27 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (1). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (3), Alton Jr High School IL. (1), UNE license plat reader (1), bridge pillar (1), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 15.7 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work · Illinois ALPR law
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