License plate readers in Billings, MT
Volunteers have documented 53 automated license plate readers inside Billings. No other Montana city in this index has more, and Billings alone accounts for 60% of every reader documented in the state. Its 1.1 readers per square mile spread across 46.3 square miles — thinner coverage than 70% of the 2,432 cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged The Home Depot and Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed November 5, 2026.
53
readers documented
1.1
per square mile
1st
of 2 indexed Montana cities · 416th of 2,432 nationally
60%
of Montana’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 Safety42 · 79%
- Motorola Solutions3 · 6%
- Genetec4 · 8%
- Other vendors4 · 8%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 51 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- The Home Depot (4), Lowe's (3), RTE (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- post (2), pole (1), ceiling (1)
- Coverage area
- 46.3 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Montana ALPR law (90 days retention)
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