License plate readers in Austin, TX
Volunteers have documented 290 automated license plate readers inside Austin. That is the 5th-largest total among the 215 Texas cities indexed here, and 1.7% of the statewide total. Its 0.9 readers per square mile spread across 325 square miles — thinner coverage than 80% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 91% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot and Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 27, 2026.
290
readers documented
0.9
per square mile
5th
of 215 indexed Texas cities · 25th of 2,395 nationally
1.7%
of Texas’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 Safety263 · 91%
- Genetec6 · 2%
- Leonardo/ELSAG1 · 0%
- Neology1 · 0%
- Other vendors9 · 3%
- Unknown10 · 3%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 234 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Flock Safety (6), The Home Depot (4), Lowe's (4). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (53), traffic signal (3), street lamp (2), ground (1), light pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 325 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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