License plate readers in Dearborn, MI
Volunteers have documented 91 automated license plate readers inside Dearborn. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 63 Michigan cities indexed here, and 2.5% of the statewide total. At 3.8 per square mile it is more densely covered than 81% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 95% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 55 on posts and 19 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 14, 2026.
91
readers documented
3.8
per square mile
2nd
of 63 indexed Michigan cities · 164th of 2,395 nationally
2.5%
of Michigan’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 Safety86 · 95%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 1%
- Other vendors4 · 4%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 91 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Dearborn Police Department (72), University of Michigan-Dearborn Department of Public Safety (6), The Home Depot (4). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- post (55), street lamp (19), pole (8), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 24.2 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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