Cameras / Michigan / Sterling Heights
License plate readers in Sterling Heights, MI
Volunteers have documented 27 automated license plate readers inside Sterling Heights. That is the 22nd-largest total among the 63 Michigan cities indexed here, and 0.7% of the statewide total. Its 0.7 readers per square mile spread across 36.4 square miles — thinner coverage than 85% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
27
readers documented
0.7
per square mile
22nd
of 63 indexed Michigan cities · 909th of 2,395 nationally
0.7%
of Michigan’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 27 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Sterling Heights Police Department (23), Lowe's (4). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- post (25), pole (1), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 36.4 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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