Cameras / New Jersey / Newark
License plate readers in Newark, NJ
Volunteers have documented 26 automated license plate readers inside Newark. That is the 10th-largest total among the 28 New Jersey cities indexed here, and 1.1% of the statewide total. Its 1.1 readers per square mile spread across 24.1 square miles — thinner coverage than 73% of the 2,400 cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 54%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed October 5, 2026.
26
readers documented
1.1
per square mile
10th
of 28 indexed New Jersey cities · 951st of 2,400 nationally
1.1%
of New Jersey’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 Safety10 · 38%
- Motorola Solutions14 · 54%
- Other vendors2 · 8%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 23 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (2), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 24.1 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Motorola Solutions camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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