Cameras / South Dakota / Sioux Falls
License plate readers in Sioux Falls, SD
Volunteers have documented 52 automated license plate readers inside Sioux Falls. No other South Dakota city in this index has more, and Sioux Falls alone accounts for 33% of every reader documented in the state. Its 0.6 readers per square mile spread across 84.5 square miles — thinner coverage than 89% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 92% — are Flock Safety units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 10 on poles and 8 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 19, 2026.
52
readers documented
0.6
per square mile
1st
of 4 indexed South Dakota cities · 410th of 2,395 nationally
33%
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.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety48 · 92%
- Motorola Solutions2 · 4%
- Unknown2 · 4%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 42 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (10), traffic signal (8), street lamp (6)
- Coverage area
- 84.5 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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