License plate readers in McLean, VA
Volunteers have documented 10 automated license plate readers inside McLean. That is the 44th-largest total among the 48 Virginia cities indexed here, and 0.3% of the statewide total. Its 0.4 readers per square mile spread across 24.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 96% of the 2,400 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 80% of them. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed August 25, 2026.
10
readers documented
0.4
per square mile
44th
of 48 indexed Virginia cities · 2,213th of 2,400 nationally
0.3%
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
- 10 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Virginia State Police (2). All 725 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (4)
- Coverage area
- 24.8 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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