Cameras / NM
License plate readers in New Mexico
955 cameras have been documented in New Mexico. That is the 31st-largest documented total of the 51 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.7% of the 130,300 documented nationwide. Albuquerque has the most of any city in the state, with 335 — 35% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 693 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 63%. 693 of them stand in the 18 cities listed below. 262 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Updated August 14, 2026.
955
cameras documented statewide
31st
most-documented of 51 states and territories
693
in listed cities
262
outside city limits
ALPR law in New Mexico
New Mexico regulates automated license plate readers under 2026 N.M. Laws ch. 20 (SB 40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act). Effective July 1, 2026, New Mexico bars ALPR users from selling, sharing, or allowing access to plate data where they have reasonable belief it may be used for immigration enforcement, to investigate protected health care activity, or to penalize constitutionally protected activity. Out-of-state and non-New Mexico agencies must first file a written declaration, and intentional violations carry a $10,000 penalty or actual damages, whichever is greater.
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety437
- Motorola Solutions66
- Genetec151
- Other vendors1
- Unknown38
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 335 | 1.79 |
| Las Cruces | 53 | 0.69 |
| Alamogordo | 42 | 1.95 |
| Hobbs | 30 | 1.14 |
| Rio Rancho | 29 | 0.28 |
| Farmington | 28 | 0.81 |
| Clovis | 22 | 0.93 |
| Roswell | 20 | 0.67 |
| Los Lunas | 17 | 0.83 |
| Santa Fe | 17 | 0.33 |
| Taos | 16 | 2.60 |
| Carlsbad | 14 | 0.44 |
| Los Alamos | 13 | 1.17 |
| Santa Rosa | 12 | 2.40 |
| Las Vegas | 12 | 1.39 |
| Edgewood | 12 | 0.21 |
| Española | 11 | 1.34 |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 10 | 2.25 |
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.