Cameras / Virginia / Arlington
License plate readers in Arlington, VA
Volunteers have documented 74 automated license plate readers inside Arlington. That is the 10th-largest total among the 48 Virginia cities indexed here, and 2.1% of the statewide total. At 2.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 72% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 92% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Simon Property Group. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 9 on poles and 9 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed September 26, 2026.
74
readers documented
2.9
per square mile
10th
of 48 indexed Virginia cities · 244th of 2,395 nationally
2.1%
of Virginia’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 Safety68 · 92%
- Leonardo/ELSAG4 · 5%
- Other vendors2 · 3%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 68 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Arlington County Police Department (2), Simon Property Group (1), Metropolitan Washington Airports Authori (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (9), traffic signal (9), wall (3), trailer (2), street lamp (2)
- Coverage area
- 26 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Virginia ALPR law (21 days retention)
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