Cameras / New Jersey / Watchung
License plate readers in Watchung, NJ
Volunteers have documented 22 automated license plate readers inside Watchung. That is the 12th-largest total among the 33 New Jersey cities indexed here, and 0.9% of the statewide total. At 3.7 per square mile it is more densely covered than 80% of the 2,432 US cities indexed nationally. Where a mount was recorded, most are fixed to existing street lamps rather than dedicated poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed October 18, 2026.
22
readers documented
3.7
per square mile
12th
of 33 indexed New Jersey cities · 1,147th of 2,432 nationally
0.9%
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 Safety19 · 86%
- Motorola Solutions2 · 9%
- Other vendors1 · 5%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 14 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- street lamp (2), pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 6 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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