Cameras / NM
License plate readers in New Mexico
1,046 cameras have been documented in New Mexico. That is the 33rd-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.7% of the 146,149 documented nationwide. Albuquerque has the most of any city in the state, with 342 — 33% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 738 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 64%. 738 of them stand in the 17 cities listed below. 308 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 12, 2026.
1,046
cameras documented statewide
33rd
most-documented of 52 states and territories
738
in listed cities
308
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.
ALPR laws in all 21 states with a statute →
Statute last verified September 26, 2026.
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety476
- Motorola Solutions58
- Genetec150
- Other vendors14
- Unknown40
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 342 | 1.83 |
| Las Cruces | 55 | 0.71 |
| Alamogordo | 42 | 1.95 |
| Santa Fe | 39 | 0.75 |
| Hobbs | 37 | 1.40 |
| Farmington | 31 | 0.90 |
| Rio Rancho | 28 | 0.27 |
| Roswell | 25 | 0.84 |
| Clovis | 22 | 0.93 |
| Los Lunas | 19 | 0.93 |
| Carlsbad | 17 | 0.54 |
| Taos | 16 | 2.60 |
| Española | 15 | 1.82 |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 13 | 2.92 |
| Las Vegas | 13 | 1.51 |
| Santa Rosa | 12 | 2.40 |
| Edgewood | 12 | 0.21 |
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 Mexico’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 →
New Mexico ranks 33rd of 52 by documented cameras. Connecticut (1,059) ranks just above, and Nevada (1,035) just below.