License plate readers in Chester, VA
Volunteers have documented 17 automated license plate readers inside Chester. That is the 28th-largest total among the 45 Virginia cities indexed here, and 0.5% of the statewide total. Its 1.3 readers per square mile spread across 13.2 square miles — thinner coverage than 65% of the 2,430 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 November 14, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
17
readers documented
1.3
per square mile
28th
of 45 indexed Virginia cities · 1,445th of 2,430 nationally
0.5%
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
- 13 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office (3), Lowe's (2), CCPD (2). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (7)
- Coverage area
- 13.2 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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