License plate readers in Columbus, IN
Volunteers have documented 21 automated license plate readers inside Columbus. That is the 34th-largest total among the 64 Indiana cities indexed here, and 0.5% of the statewide total. Its 0.7 readers per square mile spread across 30 square miles — thinner coverage than 87% of the 2,430 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed October 24, 2026.
21
readers documented
0.7
per square mile
34th
of 64 indexed Indiana cities · 1,192nd of 2,430 nationally
0.5%
of Indiana’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
- 11 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (5)
- Coverage area
- 30 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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