License plate readers in Edina, MN
Volunteers have documented 47 automated license plate readers inside Edina. That is the 5th-largest total among the 42 Minnesota cities indexed here, and 2.8% of the statewide total. At 3.0 per square mile it is more densely covered than 74% of the 2,431 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 98% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed October 4, 2026.
47
readers documented
3.0
per square mile
5th
of 42 indexed Minnesota cities · 487th of 2,431 nationally
2.8%
of Minnesota’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
- 44 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Edina Police Department (7), Flock Safety (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (18), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 15.5 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Minnesota ALPR law (60 days retention)
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