License plate readers in Emporia, VA
Volunteers have documented 21 automated license plate readers inside Emporia. That is the 18th-largest total among the 45 Virginia cities indexed here, and 0.6% of the statewide total. At 3.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 76% of the 2,432 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 90% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed November 9, 2026.
21
readers documented
3.2
per square mile
18th
of 45 indexed Virginia cities · 1,192nd of 2,432 nationally
0.6%
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 Safety19 · 90%
- Leonardo/ELSAG1 · 5%
- Other vendors1 · 5%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 21 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Emporia Police Department (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (4)
- Coverage area
- 6.6 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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