License plate readers in Memphis, TN
Volunteers have documented 480 automated license plate readers inside Memphis. No other Tennessee city in this index has more, and Memphis alone accounts for 13% of every reader documented in the state. Its density of 1.7 per square mile places Memphis near the middle of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 96% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's and The Home Depot.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 27, 2026.
480
readers documented
1.7
per square mile
1st
of 57 indexed Tennessee cities · 14th of 2,395 nationally
13%
of Tennessee’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 Safety461 · 96%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 0%
- Genetec2 · 0%
- Leonardo/ELSAG1 · 0%
- Other vendors1 · 0%
- Unknown14 · 3%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 413 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Flock Safety (6), Lowe's (2), The Home Depot (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (111), street lamp (5), post (4), wall (3), wood powerline pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 289.8 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Tennessee ALPR law (90 days retention)
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