License plate readers in Herndon, VA
Volunteers have documented 20 automated license plate readers inside Herndon. That is the 19th-largest total among the 45 Virginia cities indexed here, and 0.6% of the statewide total. At 4.7 per square mile it is more densely covered than 86% of the 2,432 US cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed September 27, 2026.
20
readers documented
4.7
per square mile
19th
of 45 indexed Virginia cities · 1,260th 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.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 15 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Coverage area
- 4.3 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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