License plate readers in Elgin, IL
Volunteers have documented 136 automated license plate readers inside Elgin. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 181 Illinois cities indexed here, and 1.7% of the statewide total. At 3.6 per square mile it is more densely covered than 80% of the 2,402 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 92% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 11, 2026 · figures last changed September 21, 2026.
136
readers documented
3.6
per square mile
3rd
of 181 indexed Illinois cities · 89th of 2,402 nationally
1.7%
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 Safety125 · 92%
- Genetec9 · 7%
- Other vendors2 · 1%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 133 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (1), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 38.3 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Illinois's ALPR statute
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