Cameras / Virginia / Blacksburg
License plate readers in Blacksburg, VA
Volunteers have documented 25 automated license plate readers inside Blacksburg. That is the 14th-largest total among the 48 Virginia cities indexed here, and 0.7% of the statewide total. Its 1.3 readers per square mile spread across 19.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 65% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 88%, followed by Neology at 12%. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 16 on poles and 7 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 21, 2026.
25
readers documented
1.3
per square mile
14th
of 48 indexed Virginia cities · 984th of 2,395 nationally
0.7%
of Virginia’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 24 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Virginia Tech Police Department (13), Blacksburg Police Department (11). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (16), traffic signal (7), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 19.8 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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