Cameras / Virginia / Chesapeake
License plate readers in Chesapeake, VA
Volunteers have documented 87 automated license plate readers inside Chesapeake. That is the 8th-largest total among the 48 Virginia cities indexed here, and 2.5% of the statewide total. Its 0.3 readers per square mile spread across 338.5 square miles — thinner coverage than 99% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 28, 2026.
87
readers documented
0.3
per square mile
8th
of 48 indexed Virginia cities · 180th of 2,395 nationally
2.5%
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
- 80 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Chesapeake Police Department (36), Lowe's (4). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (47)
- Coverage area
- 338.5 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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