Cameras / South Carolina / North Charleston
License plate readers in North Charleston, SC
Volunteers have documented 24 automated license plate readers inside North Charleston. That is the 13th-largest total among the 36 South Carolina cities indexed here, and 1.1% of the statewide total. Its 0.3 readers per square mile spread across 78 square miles — thinner coverage than 98% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 7, 2026.
24
readers documented
0.3
per square mile
13th
of 36 indexed South Carolina cities · 1,022nd of 2,395 nationally
1.1%
of South Carolina’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 Safety21 · 88%
- Genetec1 · 4%
- Neology1 · 4%
- Unknown1 · 4%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 22 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lowe's (5). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (8), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 78 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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