Cameras / North Dakota / Bismarck
License plate readers in Bismarck, ND
Volunteers have documented 141 automated license plate readers inside Bismarck. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 5 North Dakota cities indexed here, and 31% of the statewide total. At 3.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 82% of the 2,399 US cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 6, 2026 · figures last changed September 29, 2026.
141
readers documented
3.9
per square mile
2nd
of 5 indexed North Dakota cities · 85th of 2,399 nationally
31%
of North Dakota’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
- 136 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (2). All 726 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 36 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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