License plate readers in Dearborn, MI
Volunteers have documented 88 automated license plate readers inside Dearborn. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 58 Michigan cities indexed here, and 2.5% of the statewide total. At 3.6 per square mile it is more densely covered than 83% of the 2,231 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.
Updated August 14, 2026.
88
readers documented
3.6
per square mile
2nd
of 58 indexed Michigan cities
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 Safety84 · 95%
- Other vendors4 · 5%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 88 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Dearborn Police Department (72), University of Michigan-Dearborn Departme (6), The Home Depot (4). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- post (55), street lamp (19), pole (7), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 24.2 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work
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