Cameras / Massachusetts / Lowell
License plate readers in Lowell, MA
Volunteers have documented 45 automated license plate readers inside Lowell. That is the 4th-largest total among the 28 Massachusetts cities indexed here, and 3.8% of the statewide total. At 3.3 per square mile it is more densely covered than 77% of the 2,430 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 98% — are Flock Safety units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 10 on poles and 3 on utility pole mounts.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed November 10, 2026.
45
readers documented
3.3
per square mile
4th
of 28 indexed Massachusetts cities · 522nd of 2,430 nationally
3.8%
of Massachusetts’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
- 31 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowell Police (40). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (10), utility pole (3), building (1)
- Coverage area
- 13.6 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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