License plate readers in Clive, IA
Volunteers have documented 20 automated license plate readers inside Clive. That is the 11th-largest total among the 24 Iowa cities indexed here, and 2.3% of the statewide total. At 2.6 per square mile it is more densely covered than 68% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 10 on traffic signals and 6 on poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
20
readers documented
2.6
per square mile
11th
of 24 indexed Iowa cities · 1,228th of 2,395 nationally
2.3%
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
- 20 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Clive Police Department (17). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (10), pole (6), street lamp (3)
- Coverage area
- 7.7 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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