Cameras / NJ
License plate readers in New Jersey
2,351 cameras have been documented in New Jersey. That is the 19th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 1.6% of the 144,275 documented nationwide. Sayreville has the most of any city in the state, with 84 — 3.6% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 715 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 48%. 715 of them stand in the 28 cities listed below. 1,636 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed October 9, 2026.
2,351
cameras documented statewide
19th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
715
in listed cities
1,636
outside city limits
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety346
- Motorola Solutions133
- Genetec14
- Leonardo/ELSAG22
- Neology9
- Other vendors25
- Unknown166
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Sayreville | 84 | 5.29 |
| Atlantic City | 73 | 6.78 |
| Woodbridge | 56 | 12.16 |
| Tinton Falls | 40 | 2.58 |
| Fort Lee | 38 | 15.09 |
| Perth Amboy | 31 | 6.65 |
| Secaucus | 30 | 5.15 |
| Glassboro | 29 | 3.11 |
| Toms River | 29 | 0.74 |
| Newark | 26 | 1.08 |
| Watchung | 23 | 3.82 |
| Westfield | 22 | 3.27 |
| Ramblewood | 21 | 6.19 |
| South Plainfield | 20 | 2.41 |
| Elizabeth | 20 | 1.62 |
| Jersey City | 18 | 1.22 |
| Linden | 17 | 1.59 |
| East Franklin | 15 | 13.77 |
| Westmont | 15 | 6.74 |
| New Brunswick | 15 | 2.87 |
| Golden Triangle | 14 | 4.95 |
| Summit | 14 | 2.34 |
| Dover | 13 | 4.86 |
| Lincroft | 12 | 2.15 |
| Franklin Center | 10 | 1.52 |
| South Amboy | 10 | 6.50 |
| Vineland | 10 | 0.15 |
| East Rutherford | 10 | 2.69 |
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 New Jersey’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 →
- How state license plate reader laws compare →
New Jersey ranks 19th of 52 by documented cameras. Washington (2,352) ranks just above, and Louisiana (2,190) just below.