Cameras / New Mexico / Rio Rancho
License plate readers in Rio Rancho, NM
Volunteers have documented 29 automated license plate readers inside Rio Rancho. That is the 7th-largest total among the 18 New Mexico cities indexed here, and 2.8% of the statewide total. Its 0.3 readers per square mile spread across 103.4 square miles — thinner coverage than 98% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 93% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 11 on poles and 3 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
29
readers documented
0.3
per square mile
7th
of 18 indexed New Mexico cities · 844th of 2,395 nationally
2.8%
of New Mexico’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 Safety27 · 93%
- Genetec1 · 3%
- Unknown1 · 3%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 9 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (4), Albuquerque Police Department (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (11), traffic signal (3), street lamp (3), Traffic light Pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 103.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · New Mexico's ALPR statute
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