Cameras / NJ
License plate readers in New Jersey
2,489 cameras have been documented in New Jersey. That is the 18th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 1.7% of the 146,149 documented nationwide. Sayreville has the most of any city in the state, with 85 — 3.4% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 817 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 47%. 817 of them stand in the 33 cities listed below. 1,672 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed November 14, 2026.
2,489
cameras documented statewide
18th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
817
in listed cities
1,672
outside city limits
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety387
- Motorola Solutions157
- Genetec14
- Leonardo/ELSAG23
- Neology9
- Other vendors60
- Unknown167
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Sayreville | 85 | 5.35 |
| Atlantic City | 73 | 6.78 |
| Woodbridge | 56 | 12.16 |
| Newark | 53 | 2.20 |
| Tinton Falls | 40 | 2.58 |
| Fort Lee | 39 | 15.49 |
| Perth Amboy | 33 | 7.08 |
| Secaucus | 30 | 5.15 |
| Glassboro | 29 | 3.11 |
| Toms River | 27 | 0.69 |
| Linden | 26 | 2.43 |
| Westfield | 22 | 3.27 |
| Watchung | 22 | 3.66 |
| South Plainfield | 22 | 2.65 |
| Ramblewood | 21 | 6.19 |
| Elizabeth | 21 | 1.70 |
| Jersey City | 18 | 1.22 |
| East Franklin | 15 | 13.77 |
| Westmont | 15 | 6.74 |
| New Brunswick | 15 | 2.87 |
| Boonton | 15 | 6.41 |
| Golden Triangle | 14 | 4.95 |
| Summit | 14 | 2.34 |
| Browns Mills | 14 | 2.61 |
| Dover | 13 | 4.86 |
| Lincroft | 12 | 2.15 |
| Franklin Center | 11 | 1.67 |
| Passaic | 11 | 3.51 |
| Clifton | 11 | 0.98 |
| South Amboy | 10 | 6.50 |
| Vineland | 10 | 0.15 |
| East Rutherford | 10 | 2.69 |
| Hoboken | 10 | 8.00 |
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 18th of 52 by documented cameras. Arizona (2,685) ranks just above, and Louisiana (2,390) just below.
