License plate readers in Salem, OR
Volunteers have documented 44 automated license plate readers inside Salem. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 11 Oregon cities indexed here, and 8.1% of the statewide total. Its 0.9 readers per square mile spread across 49 square miles — thinner coverage than 79% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Motorola Solutions holds the largest share here at 20%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 28, 2026.
44
readers documented
0.9
per square mile
3rd
of 11 indexed Oregon cities · 524th of 2,395 nationally
8.1%
of Oregon’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 Safety7 · 16%
- Motorola Solutions9 · 20%
- Other vendors11 · 25%
- Unknown17 · 39%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 23 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- traffic signal (16)
- Coverage area
- 49 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Motorola Solutions camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Oregon ALPR law (30 days retention)
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