Cameras / Virginia / Arlington
License plate readers in Arlington, VA
Volunteers have documented 62 automated license plate readers inside Arlington. That is the 10th-largest total among the 45 Virginia cities indexed here, and 1.9% of the statewide total. At 2.4 per square mile it is more densely covered than 68% of the 2,231 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 92% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Simon Property Group.
Updated August 14, 2026.
62
readers documented
2.4
per square mile
10th
of 45 indexed Virginia cities
1.9%
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 Safety57 · 92%
- Genetec1 · 2%
- Leonardo/ELSAG4 · 6%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 52 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Arlington County Police Department (2), Simon Property Group (2), Metropolitan Washington Airports Authori (1). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (7), traffic signal (2), street lamp (1), light post (with solar panel) (1), Digital construction sign (1)
- Coverage area
- 26 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work · Virginia ALPR law
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