License plate readers in Westland, MI
Volunteers have documented 12 automated license plate readers inside Westland. That is the 49th-largest total among the 63 Michigan cities indexed here, and 0.3% of the statewide total. Its 0.6 readers per square mile spread across 20.4 square miles — thinner coverage than 90% 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 and ROCO Real Estate. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 9 on posts and 3 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 19, 2026.
12
readers documented
0.6
per square mile
49th
of 63 indexed Michigan cities · 1,929th of 2,395 nationally
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.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 12 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Westland Police Department (6), Lowe's (3), ROCO Real Estate (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- post (9), street lamp (3)
- Coverage area
- 20.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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