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Cameras / NY

License plate readers in New York

4,363 cameras have been documented in New York. That is the 7th-largest documented total of the 51 states and territories with any readers on record, and 3.3% of the 130,300 documented nationwide. New York has the most of any city in the state, with 1,207 — 28% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 2,546 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 37%. 2,546 of them stand in the 48 cities listed below. 1,817 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.

Updated August 14, 2026.

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  • 4,363

    cameras documented statewide

  • 7th

    most-documented of 51 states and territories

  • 2,546

    in listed cities

  • 1,817

    outside city limits

Who makes them

Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.

By city

CityCamerasPer square mile
New York1,2074.02
Binghamton21120.13
Buffalo1263.12
Salamanca6811.35
Albany642.99
Hempstead4612.46
Old Westbury465.37
Cheektowaga451.77
Elmira435.93
Syracuse401.60
Newburgh379.72
Endicott3711.58
Yonkers291.61
Poughkeepsie285.44
Utica271.61
Troy272.61
Niagara Falls261.85
Uniondale264.55
Corning258.11
Oswego243.15
Glen Cove203.00
Brookville205.07
Garden City193.57
Nanuet173.13
Kingston172.27
Commack161.31
Tonawanda Town150.87
Schenectady151.39
East Farmingdale152.01
Hilton137.28
DeWitt121.85
East Hampton122.52
Woodbury120.34
Airmont122.63
Chester125.59
Irondequoit120.80
Greece122.74
Middletown112.07
Sands Point112.61
Massena112.43
Ossining103.16
Ithaca101.86
Syosset102.01
Tappan103.63
Elmont102.93
Saratoga Springs100.36
Orange Lake101.15
Central Islip101.40

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.