License plate readers in Buffalo, NY
Volunteers have documented 131 automated license plate readers inside Buffalo. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 56 New York cities indexed here, and 2.8% of the statewide total. At 3.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 77% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Genetec holds the largest share here at 76%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 78 on poles and 27 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 26, 2026.
131
readers documented
3.2
per square mile
2nd
of 56 indexed New York cities · 96th of 2,395 nationally
2.8%
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 Safety20 · 15%
- Motorola Solutions3 · 2%
- Genetec99 · 76%
- Unknown9 · 7%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 118 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Buffalo Police Department (104), Niagara Frontier Transportation Authorit (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (78), traffic signal (27)
- Coverage area
- 40.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Genetec camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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