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License plate readers in North Carolina

3,802 cameras have been documented in North Carolina. That is the 8th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 2.7% of the 143,301 documented nationwide. Charlotte has the most of any city in the state, with 302 — 7.9% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 2,091 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 86%. 2,091 of them stand in the 69 cities listed below. 1,711 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.

Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 28, 2026.

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  • 3,802

    cameras documented statewide

  • 8th

    most-documented of 52 states and territories

  • 2,091

    in listed cities

  • 1,711

    outside city limits

ALPR law in North Carolina

North Carolina regulates automated license plate readers under N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 20-183.30 to 20-183.32. The statute caps retention at 90 days. Captured plate data is confidential, is not a public record, and may not be sold; access is limited to certified officers acting on a written request for a legitimate law enforcement purpose. Data must be destroyed within 90 days unless held under a preservation request or search warrant, and preserved data must be destroyed a year later unless renewed.

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Statute last verified September 26, 2026.

Who makes them

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

By city

CityCamerasPer square mile
Charlotte3020.97
Raleigh1350.89
Durham720.60
Gastonia711.29
Winston-Salem680.51
Mooresville622.25
Burlington551.76
Wilson521.64
Asheville501.10
Cary500.82
Greensboro500.37
Concord450.69
Garner391.88
Chapel Hill371.71
Huntersville370.88
Statesville351.15
Cherokee342.81
Monroe320.97
Rocky Mount310.69
Wake Forest291.45
Knightdale292.85
Waxhaw292.24
Indian Trail281.23
Fayetteville270.18
Holly Springs261.32
Matthews251.46
Henderson242.78
Belmont231.88
Greenville230.60
Lenoir211.01
Shallotte212.11
Lumberton201.10
Pineville192.86
Hendersonville192.37
Stallings192.25
Mint Hill180.73
Davidson172.61
Mount Holly171.50
Hope Mills171.88
Jacksonville170.34
Conover171.45
Hickory160.48
Boone162.50
Wilmington160.31
Lexington160.83
Forest City151.75
Weddington150.86
Kill Devil Hills142.50
Fuquay-Varina140.71
Mocksville141.77
Wadesboro142.12
Pinehurst140.84
Southern Pines120.65
Southern Shores123.04
Apex120.44
Roanoke Rapids121.21
Thomasville120.71
Nags Head111.66
Zebulon111.66
Marion111.61
Lincolnton111.23
Smithfield110.86
Selma101.80
Troutman101.13
Kernersville100.52
Aberdeen100.92
Salisbury100.43
Rockingham101.31
Gibsonville102.23

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.

Explore this data further

North Carolina ranks 8th of 52 by documented cameras. New York (4,638) ranks just above, and Pennsylvania (3,785) just below.