Cameras / Kentucky / Louisville
License plate readers in Louisville, KY
Volunteers have documented 142 automated license plate readers inside Louisville. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 32 Kentucky cities indexed here, and 7.6% of the statewide total. At 2.3 per square mile it is more densely covered than 63% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 26, 2026.
142
readers documented
2.3
per square mile
3rd
of 32 indexed Kentucky cities · 81st of 2,395 nationally
7.6%
of Kentucky’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
- 116 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Louisville Metro Police Department (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (21), street lamp (4), telephone pole (2), utility pole (1), post (1)
- Coverage area
- 61.5 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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