License plate readers in Sioux City, IA
Volunteers have documented 26 automated license plate readers inside Sioux City. That is the 9th-largest total among the 20 Iowa cities indexed here, and 3.2% of the statewide total. Its 0.4 readers per square mile spread across 59.4 square miles — thinner coverage than 94% of the 2,231 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's.
Updated August 14, 2026.
26
readers documented
0.4
per square mile
9th
of 20 indexed Iowa cities
3.2%
of Iowa’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety26 · 100%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 23 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Sioux City Police (2), Sioiux City Police (1), Lowe's (1). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (10), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 59.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work
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