License plate readers in Elgin, IL
Volunteers have documented 10 automated license plate readers inside Elgin. That is the 155th-largest total among the 170 Illinois cities indexed here, and 0.1% of the statewide total. Its 0.3 readers per square mile spread across 38.3 square miles — thinner coverage than 99% of the 2,308 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 60%, followed by Genetec at 30%.
Checked against OpenStreetMap August 27, 2026 · figures last changed August 27, 2026.
10
readers documented
0.3
per square mile
155th
of 170 indexed Illinois cities · 2,131st of 2,308 nationally
0.1%
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 Safety6 · 60%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 10%
- Genetec3 · 30%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 7 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (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 · Illinois's ALPR statute
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