Cameras / South Dakota / Rapid City
License plate readers in Rapid City, SD
Volunteers have documented 16 automated license plate readers inside Rapid City. That is the 4th-largest total among the 5 South Dakota cities indexed here, and 5.8% of the statewide total. Its 0.3 readers per square mile spread across 56 square miles — thinner coverage than 98% of the 2,430 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 44% of them.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed November 10, 2026.
16
readers documented
0.3
per square mile
4th
of 5 indexed South Dakota cities · 1,523rd of 2,430 nationally
5.8%
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
- 13 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (5), 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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