License plate readers in Lincoln, NE
Volunteers have documented 94 automated license plate readers inside Lincoln. No other Nebraska city in this index has more, and Lincoln alone accounts for 15% of every reader documented in the state. Its 0.9 readers per square mile spread across 102.5 square miles — thinner coverage than 78% of the 2,400 cities indexed nationally. Its 94 readers are more than 3 times the 26-camera median for the 7 Nebraska cities indexed here.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed October 3, 2026.
94
readers documented
0.9
per square mile
1st
of 7 indexed Nebraska cities · 158th of 2,400 nationally
15%
of Nebraska’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 Safety22 · 23%
- Motorola Solutions8 · 9%
- Leonardo/ELSAG12 · 13%
- Other vendors50 · 53%
- Unknown2 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 89 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Coverage area
- 102.5 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Nebraska ALPR law (180 days retention)
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