Cameras / North Carolina / Durham
License plate readers in Durham, NC
Volunteers have documented 72 automated license plate readers inside Durham. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 69 North Carolina cities indexed here, and 1.9% of the statewide total. Its 0.6 readers per square mile spread across 119.9 square miles — thinner coverage than 90% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's and Target Corporation.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 25, 2026.
72
readers documented
0.6
per square mile
3rd
of 69 indexed North Carolina cities · 256th of 2,395 nationally
1.9%
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.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety70 · 97%
- Other vendors1 · 1%
- Unknown1 · 1%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 40 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Flock Safety (6), Lowe's (3), Target Corporation (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (13), mast (1)
- Coverage area
- 119.9 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · North Carolina ALPR law (90 days retention)
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