License plate readers in Albany, NY
Volunteers have documented 70 automated license plate readers inside Albany. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 59 New York cities indexed here, and 1.5% of the statewide total. At 3.3 per square mile it is more densely covered than 77% of the 2,432 US cities indexed nationally. Its 70 readers are more than 4 times the 16-camera median for the 59 New York cities indexed here.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed October 6, 2026.
70
readers documented
3.3
per square mile
3rd
of 59 indexed New York cities · 285th of 2,432 nationally
1.5%
of New York’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 Safety61 · 87%
- Motorola Solutions2 · 3%
- Leonardo/ELSAG7 · 10%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 60 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (2), traffic signal (2), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 21.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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