License plate readers in Iowa City, IA
Volunteers have documented 33 automated license plate readers inside Iowa City. That is the 6th-largest total among the 24 Iowa cities indexed here, and 3.7% of the statewide total. Its 1.3 readers per square mile spread across 25.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 65% of the 2,430 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed October 28, 2026.
33
readers documented
1.3
per square mile
6th
of 24 indexed Iowa cities · 761st of 2,430 nationally
3.7%
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
- 32 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- University of Iowa Police Department (19). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (20), street lamp (1), wall (1)
- Coverage area
- 25.8 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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