Cameras / ND
License plate readers in North Dakota
450 cameras have been documented in North Dakota. That is the 40th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.3% of the 143,301 documented nationwide. Bismarck has the most of any city in the state, with 141 — 31% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 397 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 26%. 397 of them stand in the 5 cities listed below. 53 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 29, 2026.
450
cameras documented statewide
40th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
397
in listed cities
53
outside city limits
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety103
- Genetec17
- Leonardo/ELSAG1
- Other vendors271
- Unknown5
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Bismarck | 141 | 3.92 |
| Dickinson | 137 | 10.38 |
| West Fargo | 55 | 3.40 |
| Fargo | 52 | 1.00 |
| Grand Forks | 12 | 0.41 |
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
- Who operates North Dakota’s cameras — police, HOAs, and retailers →
- Every ALPR manufacturer compared nationally →
- Download this data as CSV or GeoJSON →
- How the national count is measured →
- What a Flock camera is and how it works →
- What the cameras look like, and how to spot one →
- What residents can and cannot opt out of →
- How state license plate reader laws compare →
North Dakota ranks 40th of 52 by documented cameras. Idaho (464) ranks just above, and Rhode Island (330) just below.