Cameras / Minnesota / St. Paul
License plate readers in St. Paul, MN
Volunteers have documented 47 automated license plate readers inside St. Paul. That is the 4th-largest total among the 43 Minnesota cities indexed here, and 2.9% of the statewide total. Its 0.9 readers per square mile spread across 52 square miles — thinner coverage than 79% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 66%, followed by Genetec at 13%.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 27, 2026.
47
readers documented
0.9
per square mile
4th
of 43 indexed Minnesota cities · 472nd of 2,395 nationally
2.9%
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 Safety31 · 66%
- Motorola Solutions2 · 4%
- Genetec6 · 13%
- Other vendors8 · 17%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 45 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Temple of Aaron (2), Ramsey County Sheriff's Office (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (12), traffic signal (1), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 52 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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