License plate readers in Dallas, TX
Volunteers have documented 943 automated license plate readers inside Dallas. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 215 Texas cities indexed here, and 5.5% of the statewide total. At 2.8 per square mile it is more densely covered than 71% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 25, 2026.
943
readers documented
2.8
per square mile
2nd
of 215 indexed Texas cities · 4th of 2,395 nationally
5.5%
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 Safety917 · 97%
- Motorola Solutions16 · 2%
- Genetec1 · 0%
- Leonardo/ELSAG1 · 0%
- Other vendors6 · 1%
- Unknown2 · 0%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 755 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Dallas Police Department (62), Lowe's (6), Baylor University Nursing School (3). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (150), traffic signal (20), street lamp (15), wall (4), post (2)
- Coverage area
- 339.7 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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