Cameras / Michigan / Southfield
License plate readers in Southfield, MI
Volunteers have documented 63 automated license plate readers inside Southfield. That is the 4th-largest total among the 63 Michigan cities indexed here, and 1.7% of the statewide total. At 2.4 per square mile it is more densely covered than 65% of the 2,395 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.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 20, 2026.
63
readers documented
2.4
per square mile
4th
of 63 indexed Michigan cities · 324th of 2,395 nationally
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
- Flock Safety59 · 94%
- Genetec2 · 3%
- Other vendors2 · 3%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 60 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Southfield Police Department (27), Southfield Town Center (11), ROCO Real Estate (6). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- post (52), street lamp (5), pole (3), wall (2), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 26.3 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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