Cameras / UT
License plate readers in Utah
1,024 cameras have been documented in Utah. That is the 28th-largest documented total of the 51 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.8% of the 130,300 documented nationwide. Salt Lake City has the most of any city in the state, with 87 — 8.5% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 698 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 73%. 698 of them stand in the 27 cities listed below. 326 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Updated August 14, 2026.
1,024
cameras documented statewide
28th
most-documented of 51 states and territories
698
in listed cities
326
outside city limits
ALPR law in Utah
Utah regulates automated license plate readers under Utah Code §§ 41-6a-2001 to 41-6a-2005. The statute caps retention at 9 months. The Automatic License Plate Reader System Act bars government use except for enumerated purposes, including an active investigation supported by documented reasonable suspicion, outstanding warrants, missing persons, and parking or toll enforcement. Captured data must be destroyed within nine months, and an agency may obtain plate data from a private operator only under a warrant or the statutory preservation procedure.
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety513
- Motorola Solutions130
- Genetec26
- Other vendors4
- Unknown25
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 87 | 0.78 |
| Ogden | 63 | 2.29 |
| Provo | 57 | 1.36 |
| Sandy | 48 | 1.97 |
| West Jordan | 46 | 1.41 |
| West Valley City | 45 | 1.26 |
| Cedar City | 42 | 1.16 |
| St. George | 32 | 0.41 |
| Taylorsville | 32 | 2.95 |
| Murray | 21 | 1.70 |
| Riverdale | 19 | 4.13 |
| Midvale | 18 | 3.05 |
| Orem | 18 | 0.97 |
| Millcreek | 17 | 1.32 |
| Centerville | 16 | 2.70 |
| Spanish Fork | 13 | 0.73 |
| Draper | 13 | 0.46 |
| North Salt Lake | 12 | 1.39 |
| Cottonwood Heights | 12 | 1.30 |
| Layton | 12 | 0.53 |
| Kearns | 12 | 2.59 |
| Lindon | 11 | 1.32 |
| West Haven | 11 | 1.02 |
| Clinton | 11 | 1.85 |
| Tooele | 10 | 0.41 |
| Pleasant Grove | 10 | 1.09 |
| American Fork | 10 | 0.88 |
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.