Cameras / Minnesota / Owatonna
License plate readers in Owatonna, MN
Volunteers have documented 11 automated license plate readers inside Owatonna. That is the 36th-largest total among the 42 Minnesota cities indexed here, and 0.6% of the statewide total. Its 0.7 readers per square mile spread across 15.2 square miles — thinner coverage than 86% of the 2,432 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Not all of them watch open road: 3 were tagged in parking areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
11
readers documented
0.7
per square mile
36th
of 42 indexed Minnesota cities · 2,095th of 2,432 nationally
0.6%
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
- 8 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (2)
- Coverage area
- 15.2 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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