Cameras / Maryland / Forest Heights
License plate readers in Forest Heights, MD
Volunteers have documented 15 automated license plate readers inside Forest Heights. That is the 12th-largest total among the 21 Maryland cities indexed here, and 1.3% of the statewide total. At 9.1 readers per square mile, Forest Heights sits in the most densely covered 5% of the 2,429 US cities indexed nationally. Leonardo/ELSAG holds the largest share here at 53%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 11, 2026 · figures last changed November 10, 2026.
15
readers documented
9.1
per square mile
12th
of 21 indexed Maryland cities · 1,613th of 2,429 nationally
1.3%
of Maryland’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 Safety5 · 33%
- Leonardo/ELSAG8 · 53%
- Other vendors2 · 13%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 15 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Coverage area
- 1.7 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Leonardo/ELSAG camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Maryland's ALPR statute
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