License plate readers in Iowa City, IA
Volunteers have documented 29 automated license plate readers inside Iowa City. That is the 8th-largest total among the 24 Iowa cities indexed here, and 3.3% of the statewide total. Its 1.1 readers per square mile spread across 25.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 70% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 12, 2026.
29
readers documented
1.1
per square mile
8th
of 24 indexed Iowa cities · 844th of 2,395 nationally
3.3%
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
- 29 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- University of Iowa Police Department (19). All 720 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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