Cameras / TN
License plate readers in Tennessee
3,718 cameras have been documented in Tennessee. That is the 11th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 2.5% of the 146,048 documented nationwide. Memphis has the most of any city in the state, with 487 — 13% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 2,659 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 86%. 2,659 of them stand in the 58 cities listed below. 1,059 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed November 13, 2026.
3,718
cameras documented statewide
11th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
2,659
in listed cities
1,059
outside city limits
ALPR law in Tennessee
Tennessee regulates automated license plate readers under Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-302. The statute caps retention at 90 days. Tennessee caps storage of captured plate data — the plate number plus GPS coordinates, date, time, and photograph — at 90 days for any governmental entity unless it belongs to an ongoing investigation. The law reaches only government entities and places no restrictions on private ALPR operators.
ALPR laws in all 21 states with a statute →
Statute last verified September 26, 2026.
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety2,277
- Motorola Solutions151
- Genetec63
- Leonardo/ELSAG5
- Neology18
- Other vendors77
- Unknown68
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 487 | 1.68 |
| Johnson City | 250 | 5.71 |
| Nashville-Davidson | 230 | 0.48 |
| Murfreesboro | 180 | 2.78 |
| Knoxville | 147 | 1.49 |
| Collierville | 89 | 2.42 |
| Germantown | 88 | 4.40 |
| Mount Juliet | 73 | 2.72 |
| Clarksville | 66 | 0.66 |
| Chattanooga | 65 | 0.46 |
| Jackson | 53 | 0.90 |
| Lebanon | 49 | 1.20 |
| Smyrna | 44 | 1.27 |
| Hendersonville | 37 | 1.17 |
| Forest Hills | 35 | 3.79 |
| Sevierville | 33 | 1.35 |
| La Vergne | 30 | 1.21 |
| Kingsport | 30 | 0.57 |
| Lakeland | 28 | 1.19 |
| Bartlett | 27 | 0.83 |
| Arlington | 25 | 1.05 |
| Gallatin | 25 | 0.70 |
| Bristol | 24 | 0.73 |
| Millington | 24 | 1.07 |
| Goodlettsville | 23 | 1.60 |
| Nolensville | 23 | 2.19 |
| Belle Meade | 23 | 7.49 |
| Dickson | 22 | 1.07 |
| Oak Ridge | 21 | 0.25 |
| Cookeville | 20 | 0.56 |
| Brentwood | 19 | 0.45 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 19 | 0.82 |
| Shelbyville | 19 | 0.97 |
| Alcoa | 18 | 1.21 |
| Maryville | 18 | 1.01 |
| Franklin | 17 | 0.38 |
| Cleveland | 17 | 0.53 |
| Elizabethton | 16 | 1.67 |
| Dayton | 16 | 1.88 |
| Morristown | 16 | 0.57 |
| Ashland City | 15 | 1.41 |
| Crossville | 15 | 0.73 |
| Collegedale | 14 | 1.12 |
| Spring Hill | 14 | 0.47 |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | 13 | 0.11 |
| Union City | 12 | 0.99 |
| Pigeon Forge | 12 | 0.87 |
| East Ridge | 12 | 1.45 |
| Gatlinburg | 11 | 1.05 |
| Paris | 11 | 0.85 |
| Dyersburg | 11 | 0.64 |
| Harriman | 11 | 1.04 |
| Springfield | 11 | 0.81 |
| McMinnville | 11 | 0.99 |
| Kingston Springs | 10 | 0.99 |
| Sweetwater | 10 | 1.11 |
| Farragut | 10 | 0.63 |
| Portland | 10 | 0.66 |
Camera locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). City boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Counts reflect volunteer documentation, not an official census; cities appear once ten cameras are documented.
Explore this data further
- Who operates Tennessee’s cameras — police, HOAs, and retailers →
- Every ALPR manufacturer compared nationally →
- Download this data as CSV or GeoJSON →
- How the national count is measured →
- What a Flock camera is and how it works →
- What the cameras look like, and how to spot one →
- What residents can and cannot opt out of →
Tennessee ranks 11th of 52 by documented cameras. Indiana (3,840) ranks just above, and Michigan (3,679) just below.