Cameras / NE
License plate readers in Nebraska
570 cameras have been documented in Nebraska. That is the 36th-largest documented total of the 51 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.4% of the 130,300 documented nationwide. Lincoln has the most of any city in the state, with 73 — 13% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 202 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 57%. 202 of them stand in the 6 cities listed below. 368 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Updated August 14, 2026.
570
cameras documented statewide
36th
most-documented of 51 states and territories
202
in listed cities
368
outside city limits
ALPR law in Nebraska
Nebraska regulates automated license plate readers under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-3201 to 60-3209. The statute caps retention at 180 days. The Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act bars keeping captured data beyond 180 days unless it is evidence for an authorized purpose or covered by a preservation request, warrant, or court order. Authorized uses are enumerated — outstanding warrants, missing persons, stolen or uninsured vehicles, parking and toll enforcement, and weigh-station duties — and agencies must refresh hot lists each shift.
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety115
- Motorola Solutions20
- Other vendors63
- Unknown4
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 73 | 0.71 |
| Omaha | 42 | 0.29 |
| North Platte | 29 | 1.69 |
| Kearney | 28 | 1.85 |
| South Sioux City | 16 | 2.35 |
| Papillion | 14 | 1.12 |
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.