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License plate readers in Royal Oak, MI

Volunteers have documented 10 automated license plate readers inside Royal Oak. That is the 56th-largest total among the 58 Michigan cities indexed here, and 0.3% of the statewide total. Its 0.8 readers per square mile spread across 11.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 79% of the 2,231 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 8 on posts and 2 on street lamps.

Updated August 14, 2026.

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  • 10

    readers documented

  • 0.8

    per square mile

  • 56th

    of 58 indexed Michigan cities

  • 0.3%

    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

What volunteers recorded

Monitoring public roads
10 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
Recorded operators
Royal Oak Police Department (10). Who operates these cameras nationally →
How they’re mounted
post (8), street lamp (2)
Coverage area
11.8 square miles of land inside city limits.

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