Cameras / Minnesota / Minneapolis
License plate readers in Minneapolis, MN
Volunteers have documented 117 automated license plate readers inside Minneapolis. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 42 Minnesota cities indexed here, and 6.9% of the statewide total. At 2.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 60% of the 2,431 US cities indexed nationally. Its 117 readers are more than 6 times the 19-camera median for the 42 Minnesota cities indexed here. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 44 on traffic signals and 20 on poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed October 26, 2026.
117
readers documented
2.2
per square mile
2nd
of 42 indexed Minnesota cities · 123rd of 2,431 nationally
6.9%
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 Safety63 · 54%
- Motorola Solutions2 · 2%
- Genetec4 · 3%
- Other vendors48 · 41%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 112 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Minneapolis Police Department (45), Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (5), University of Minnesota Police Departmen (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (44), pole (20), street lamp (3), lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 54 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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