Cameras / North Carolina / Smithfield
License plate readers in Smithfield, NC
Volunteers have documented 11 automated license plate readers inside Smithfield. That is the 58th-largest total among the 69 North Carolina cities indexed here, and 0.3% of the statewide total. Its 0.9 readers per square mile spread across 12.7 square miles — thinner coverage than 81% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
11
readers documented
0.9
per square mile
58th
of 69 indexed North Carolina cities · 2,066th of 2,395 nationally
0.3%
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
- 11 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (4), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 12.7 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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