License plate readers in San Marcos, TX
Volunteers have documented 32 automated license plate readers inside San Marcos. That is the 87th-largest total among the 215 Texas cities indexed here, and 0.2% of the statewide total. Its 0.8 readers per square mile spread across 40.4 square miles — thinner coverage than 83% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged Simon Property Group.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed August 28, 2026.
32
readers documented
0.8
per square mile
87th
of 215 indexed Texas cities · 761st of 2,395 nationally
0.2%
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 Safety18 · 56%
- Genetec10 · 31%
- Unknown4 · 13%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 27 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- San Marcos (4), Simon Property Group (3), Flock Safety (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- Coverage area
- 40.4 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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