Cameras / North Carolina / Cherokee
License plate readers in Cherokee, NC
Volunteers have documented 34 automated license plate readers inside Cherokee. That is the 17th-largest total among the 69 North Carolina cities indexed here, and 0.9% of the statewide total. At 2.8 per square mile it is more densely covered than 71% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Leonardo/ELSAG holds the largest share here at 9%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Harrah's Cherokee Casino. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 19 on street lamps and 9 on poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
34
readers documented
2.8
per square mile
17th
of 69 indexed North Carolina cities · 709th of 2,395 nationally
0.9%
of North Carolina’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
- 22 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Cherokee Indian Police Department (30), Harrah's Cherokee Casino (3), Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- street lamp (19), pole (9), building (6)
- Coverage area
- 12.1 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Leonardo/ELSAG camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · North Carolina ALPR law (90 days retention)
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