License plate readers in Altoona, IA
Volunteers have documented 62 automated license plate readers inside Altoona. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 24 Iowa cities indexed here, and 7.1% of the statewide total. At 4.6 per square mile it is more densely covered than 87% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 94% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 30 on poles and 10 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 21, 2026.
62
readers documented
4.6
per square mile
3rd
of 24 indexed Iowa cities · 329th of 2,395 nationally
7.1%
of Iowa’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
- 62 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Altoona Police Department (35), Lowe's (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (30), street lamp (10), traffic signal (2)
- Coverage area
- 13.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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