License plate readers in Alton, IL
Volunteers have documented 66 automated license plate readers inside Alton. That is the 10th-largest total among the 182 Illinois cities indexed here, and 0.9% of the statewide total. At 4.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 84% of the 2,430 US cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 45%, 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 November 14, 2026 · figures last changed October 24, 2026.
66
readers documented
4.2
per square mile
10th
of 182 indexed Illinois cities · 310th of 2,430 nationally
0.9%
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 · 23%
- Motorola Solutions30 · 45%
- Genetec20 · 30%
- Other vendors1 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 47 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (1). All 719 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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