Cameras / Michigan / East Lansing
License plate readers in East Lansing, MI
Volunteers have documented 52 automated license plate readers inside East Lansing. That is the 9th-largest total among the 63 Michigan cities indexed here, and 1.4% of the statewide total. At 3.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 82% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 98% — are Genetec units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 35 on street lamps and 16 on walls.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed August 30, 2026.
52
readers documented
3.9
per square mile
9th
of 63 indexed Michigan cities · 410th of 2,395 nationally
1.4%
of Michigan’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
- 52 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Sa (35), Michigan State University Parking Services (16), East Lansing Police Department (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- street lamp (35), wall (16), trailer (1)
- Coverage area
- 13.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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