Cameras / UT
License plate readers in Utah
1,065 cameras have been documented in Utah. That is the 30th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 0.7% of the 144,075 documented nationwide. Salt Lake City has the most of any city in the state, with 86 — 8.1% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 751 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 75%. 751 of them stand in the 29 cities listed below. 314 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 7, 2026 · figures last changed October 7, 2026.
1,065
cameras documented statewide
30th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
751
in listed cities
314
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 criminal investigation, outstanding warrants, missing persons, stolen vehicles, 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.
ALPR laws in all 21 states with a statute →
Statute last verified September 26, 2026.
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety560
- Motorola Solutions135
- Genetec26
- Other vendors8
- Unknown22
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 86 | 0.78 |
| Ogden | 66 | 2.40 |
| West Jordan | 60 | 1.84 |
| Provo | 56 | 1.34 |
| West Valley City | 55 | 1.54 |
| Sandy | 44 | 1.81 |
| Cedar City | 42 | 1.16 |
| Taylorsville | 37 | 3.41 |
| St. George | 32 | 0.41 |
| Murray | 24 | 1.94 |
| Midvale | 20 | 3.39 |
| Riverdale | 18 | 3.91 |
| Centerville | 17 | 2.87 |
| Millcreek | 16 | 1.24 |
| Orem | 16 | 0.86 |
| Draper | 15 | 0.53 |
| North Salt Lake | 13 | 1.51 |
| Spanish Fork | 13 | 0.73 |
| Pleasant Grove | 13 | 1.41 |
| Lindon | 12 | 1.44 |
| Logan | 12 | 0.66 |
| South Jordan | 11 | 0.43 |
| Cottonwood Heights | 11 | 1.19 |
| West Haven | 11 | 1.02 |
| Clinton | 11 | 1.85 |
| Tooele | 10 | 0.41 |
| Layton | 10 | 0.44 |
| Heber | 10 | 0.41 |
| Kearns | 10 | 2.16 |
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.
Explore this data further
- Who operates Utah’s cameras — police, HOAs, and retailers →
- Every ALPR manufacturer compared nationally →
- Download this data as CSV or GeoJSON →
- How the national count is measured →
- What a Flock camera is and how it works →
- What the cameras look like, and how to spot one →
- What residents can and cannot opt out of →
Utah ranks 30th of 52 by documented cameras. Arkansas (1,090) ranks just above, and New Mexico (1,040) just below.