Cameras / Minnesota / St. Paul
License plate readers in St. Paul, MN
Volunteers have documented 61 automated license plate readers inside St. Paul. That is the 4th-largest total among the 42 Minnesota cities indexed here, and 3.6% of the statewide total. Its 1.2 readers per square mile spread across 52 square miles — thinner coverage than 69% of the 2,432 cities indexed nationally. Its 61 readers are more than 3 times the 19-camera median for the 42 Minnesota cities indexed here.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed October 30, 2026.
61
readers documented
1.2
per square mile
4th
of 42 indexed Minnesota cities · 347th of 2,432 nationally
3.6%
of Minnesota’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety46 · 75%
- Motorola Solutions2 · 3%
- Genetec5 · 8%
- Other vendors8 · 13%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 59 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 (11), 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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