License plate readers in Lewiston, ME
Volunteers have documented 14 automated license plate readers inside Lewiston. Lewiston is the only Maine city where volunteers have documented ten or more readers. Its 0.4 readers per square mile spread across 34.1 square miles — thinner coverage than 96% 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 27, 2026.
14
readers documented
0.4
per square mile
1st
of 1 indexed Maine city · 1,688th of 2,395 nationally
21%
of Maine’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
- 5 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lewiston Police (13), Lewiston Police Department (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- Coverage area
- 34.1 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Maine ALPR law (21 days retention)
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