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License plate readers in East Providence, RI

Volunteers have documented 21 automated license plate readers inside East Providence. That is the 4th-largest total among the 6 Rhode Island cities indexed here, and 6.7% of the statewide total. Its density of 1.6 per square mile places East Providence near the middle of the 2,231 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 90% — are Flock Safety units. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.

Updated August 14, 2026.

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  • 21

    readers documented

  • 1.6

    per square mile

  • 4th

    of 6 indexed Rhode Island cities

  • 6.7%

    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

What volunteers recorded

Monitoring public roads
18 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
Recorded operators
East Providence Police Department (2), Flock Safety (1), Pawtucket Police Department (1). Who operates these cameras nationally →
How they’re mounted
pole (8)
Coverage area
13.3 square miles of land inside city limits.

Nearby

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