License plate readers in Newton, IA
Volunteers have documented 12 automated license plate readers inside Newton. That is the 19th-largest total among the 24 Iowa cities indexed here, and 1.4% of the statewide total. Its 1.1 readers per square mile spread across 11.3 square miles — thinner coverage than 73% of the 2,397 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 2, 2026 · figures last changed August 18, 2026.
12
readers documented
1.1
per square mile
19th
of 24 indexed Iowa cities · 1,933rd of 2,397 nationally
1.4%
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
- 12 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 11.3 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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