License plate readers in Ithaca, NY
Volunteers have documented 10 automated license plate readers inside Ithaca. That is the 48th-largest total among the 56 New York cities indexed here, and 0.2% of the statewide total. Its density of 1.9 per square mile places Ithaca near the middle of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 90% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 11, 2026.
10
readers documented
1.9
per square mile
48th
of 56 indexed New York cities · 2,209th of 2,395 nationally
0.2%
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.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 9 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- Coverage area
- 5.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Contract decision on record
In Mar 4, 2026, Ithaca canceled its Flock Safety contract. Common Council passed a resolution ending the contract, citing conflict with the city's sanctuary policy and reports of Flock data accessed without local authorization. Reported by WSKG.
Cameras can still appear in the record above after a decision like this one. These locations change only when a volunteer edits OpenStreetMap, and a decision date is not a removal date. See this decision in the cancellation tracker →
Nearby
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