Cameras / Kentucky / Lexington-Fayette
License plate readers in Lexington-Fayette, KY
Volunteers have documented 200 automated license plate readers inside Lexington-Fayette. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 33 Kentucky cities indexed here, and 10% of the statewide total. Its 0.7 readers per square mile spread across 283.9 square miles — thinner coverage than 87% of the 2,431 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Central Bank & Trust Co. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 98 on poles and 2 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed September 25, 2026.
200
readers documented
0.7
per square mile
2nd
of 33 indexed Kentucky cities · 50th of 2,431 nationally
10%
of Kentucky’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 Safety194 · 97%
- Neology1 · 1%
- Other vendors1 · 1%
- Unknown4 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 184 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lexington Police Department (60), Flock Safety (11), Central Bank & Trust Co. (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (98), street lamp (2), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 283.9 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Kentucky ALPR law (90 days retention)
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