Cameras / Rhode Island / Cranston
License plate readers in Cranston, RI
Volunteers have documented 37 automated license plate readers inside Cranston. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 6 Rhode Island cities indexed here, and 11% of the statewide total. Its 1.3 readers per square mile spread across 28.3 square miles — thinner coverage than 63% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 92% — are Flock Safety units. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 25, 2026.
37
readers documented
1.3
per square mile
2nd
of 6 indexed Rhode Island cities · 640th of 2,395 nationally
11%
of Rhode Island’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 Safety34 · 92%
- Motorola Solutions2 · 5%
- Unknown1 · 3%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 35 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Cranston Police Department (14). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (16)
- Coverage area
- 28.3 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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