Cameras / NE
License plate readers in Nebraska
640 cameras have been documented in Nebraska. That is the 36th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.4% of the 143,980 documented nationwide. Lincoln has the most of any city in the state, with 94 — 15% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 251 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 56%. 251 of them stand in the 7 cities listed below. 389 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 6, 2026 · figures last changed October 5, 2026.
640
cameras documented statewide
36th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
251
in listed cities
389
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.
ALPR laws in all 21 states with a statute →
Statute last verified September 26, 2026.
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety141
- Motorola Solutions24
- Genetec1
- Leonardo/ELSAG12
- Other vendors68
- Unknown5
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 94 | 0.92 |
| Omaha | 46 | 0.32 |
| Kearney | 30 | 1.98 |
| South Sioux City | 26 | 3.81 |
| North Platte | 26 | 1.52 |
| Papillion | 15 | 1.20 |
| Bellevue | 14 | 0.59 |
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.
Explore this data further
- Who operates Nebraska’s cameras — police, HOAs, and retailers →
- Every ALPR manufacturer compared nationally →
- Download this data as CSV or GeoJSON →
- How the national count is measured →
- What a Flock camera is and how it works →
- What the cameras look like, and how to spot one →
- What residents can and cannot opt out of →
Nebraska ranks 36th of 52 by documented cameras. Iowa (883) ranks just above, and Oregon (539) just below.