Cameras / Minnesota / Plymouth
License plate readers in Plymouth, MN
Volunteers have documented 32 automated license plate readers inside Plymouth. That is the 9th-largest total among the 43 Minnesota cities indexed here, and 2.0% of the statewide total. Its 1.0 readers per square mile spread across 32.7 square miles — thinner coverage than 76% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 9 on poles and 2 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
32
readers documented
1.0
per square mile
9th
of 43 indexed Minnesota cities · 761st of 2,395 nationally
2.0%
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
- 26 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (9), street lamp (2)
- Coverage area
- 32.7 square miles of land inside city limits.
Contract decision on record
In Sep 22, 2026, Plymouth canceled its Flock Safety contract. Council voted to end the contract and stop using all 16 of the city's Flock cameras, citing data privacy concerns and falling public trust in the company. Reported by MPR News.
Cameras can still appear in the record above after a decision like this one. These locations change only when a volunteer edits OpenStreetMap, and a decision date is not a removal date. See this decision in the cancellation tracker →
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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