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License plate readers in Southfield, MI

Volunteers have documented 62 automated license plate readers inside Southfield. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 58 Michigan cities indexed here, and 1.7% of the statewide total. At 2.4 per square mile it is more densely covered than 68% of the 2,231 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 94% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Southfield Town Center and ROCO Real Estate. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 52 on posts and 5 on street lamps.

Updated August 14, 2026.

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  • 62

    readers documented

  • 2.4

    per square mile

  • 3rd

    of 58 indexed Michigan cities

  • 1.7%

    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
59 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
Recorded operators
Southfield Police Department (27), Southfield Town Center (11), ROCO Real Estate (6). Who operates these cameras nationally →
How they’re mounted
post (52), street lamp (5), pole (2), wall (2), traffic signal (1)
Coverage area
26.3 square miles of land inside city limits.

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