Cameras / North Dakota / West Fargo
License plate readers in West Fargo, ND
Volunteers have documented 56 automated license plate readers inside West Fargo. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 5 North Dakota cities indexed here, and 12% of the statewide total. At 3.5 per square mile it is more densely covered than 79% of the 2,401 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 95% — are Flock Safety units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 10 on poles and 8 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 8, 2026 · figures last changed October 3, 2026.
56
readers documented
3.5
per square mile
3rd
of 5 indexed North Dakota cities · 374th of 2,401 nationally
12%
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
- 53 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- West Fargo Police Department (16). All 725 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (10), street lamp (8), Street Lamp (1), independent pole (1), street light (1)
- Coverage area
- 16.2 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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