Cameras / Illinois / Hoffman Estates
License plate readers in Hoffman Estates, IL
Volunteers have documented 12 automated license plate readers inside Hoffman Estates. That is the 138th-largest total among the 182 Illinois cities indexed here, and 0.1% of the statewide total. Its 0.6 readers per square mile spread across 20.5 square miles — thinner coverage than 91% of the 2,404 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 92% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 16, 2026 · figures last changed September 8, 2026.
12
readers documented
0.6
per square mile
138th
of 182 indexed Illinois cities · 1,935th of 2,404 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.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 12 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Coverage area
- 20.5 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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