Cameras / South Dakota / Rapid City
License plate readers in Rapid City, SD
Volunteers have documented 15 automated license plate readers inside Rapid City. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 4 South Dakota cities indexed here, and 9.5% of the statewide total. Its 0.3 readers per square mile spread across 56 square miles — thinner coverage than 99% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 47% of them.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
15
readers documented
0.3
per square mile
3rd
of 4 indexed South Dakota cities · 1,590th of 2,395 nationally
9.5%
of South Dakota’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 12 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (4), street lamp (1), pole:1 (1)
- Coverage area
- 56 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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