License plate readers in Hopkins, MN
Volunteers have documented 18 automated license plate readers inside Hopkins. That is the 18th-largest total among the 43 Minnesota cities indexed here, and 1.3% of the statewide total. At 4.4 per square mile it is more densely covered than 87% of the 2,231 US cities indexed nationally. Where a mount was recorded, most are fixed to existing street lamps rather than dedicated poles.
Updated August 14, 2026.
18
readers documented
4.4
per square mile
18th
of 43 indexed Minnesota cities
1.3%
of Minnesota’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 Safety10 · 56%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 6%
- Genetec4 · 22%
- Unknown3 · 17%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 15 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- street lamp (2), pole (2)
- Coverage area
- 4.1 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work · Minnesota ALPR law
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