Cameras / RI
License plate readers in Rhode Island
312 cameras have been documented in Rhode Island. That is the 40th-largest documented total of the 51 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.2% of the 130,300 documented nationwide. Providence has the most of any city in the state, with 87 — 28% of the total. Flock Safety built 93% of the 199 readers counted in the state's indexed cities. 199 of them stand in the 6 cities listed below. 113 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Updated August 14, 2026.
312
cameras documented statewide
40th
most-documented of 51 states and territories
199
in listed cities
113
outside city limits
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety185
- Other vendors2
- Unknown12
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 87 | 4.73 |
| Cranston | 29 | 1.02 |
| Pawtucket | 25 | 2.88 |
| East Providence | 21 | 1.58 |
| Woonsocket | 20 | 2.58 |
| Warwick | 17 | 0.49 |
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.