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License plate readers in Missouri

3,109 cameras have been documented in Missouri. That is the 13th-largest documented total of the 51 states and territories with any readers on record, and 2.4% of the 130,300 documented nationwide. Kansas City has the most of any city in the state, with 474 — 15% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 2,256 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 68%. 2,256 of them stand in the 62 cities listed below. 853 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.

Updated August 14, 2026.

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  • 3,109

    cameras documented statewide

  • 13th

    most-documented of 51 states and territories

  • 2,256

    in listed cities

  • 853

    outside city limits

Who makes them

Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.

By city

CityCamerasPer square mile
Kansas City4741.51
St. Louis1552.51
Columbia1071.58
St. Peters773.42
O'Fallon732.36
Springfield700.84
St. Charles682.69
Lee's Summit661.03
Blue Springs632.83
Wentzville472.14
Independence470.60
Chesterfield461.45
St. Joseph441.00
Cape Girardeau421.43
Jefferson City371.03
Maryland Heights371.69
Florissant362.87
University City345.78
Lake St. Louis333.85
Raymore301.73
Arnold292.52
Fenton284.46
Branson241.12
Town and Country242.09
Brentwood2412.29
Overland245.47
Belton241.67
Ladue222.57
Joplin210.55
Clayton207.97
Bridgeton201.37
Lebanon201.37
Creve Coeur191.85
Grandview191.29
Liberty180.61
Festus172.87
Richmond Heights166.98
Willard162.65
Manchester152.97
Ozark141.15
Farmington141.47
Hazelwood140.87
Frontenac144.86
Eureka131.17
Fulton131.05
Shrewsbury139.02
Des Peres133.01
Excelsior Springs131.20
Valley Park122.66
Sunset Hills121.34
Republic120.75
Parkville110.74
Kearney110.82
Hannibal110.69
Oakville100.63
Gladstone101.24
Dardenne Prairie101.87
Maplewood106.38
Warson Woods1017.61
Olivette103.61
Louisiana103.19
Kirksville100.70

Camera locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). City boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Counts reflect volunteer documentation, not an official census; cities appear once ten cameras are documented.