Cameras / Virginia / Portsmouth
License plate readers in Portsmouth, VA
Volunteers have documented 141 automated license plate readers inside Portsmouth. That is the 6th-largest total among the 45 Virginia cities indexed here, and 4.1% of the statewide total. At 4.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 84% of the 2,430 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 91% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 61 on poles and 4 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed October 24, 2026.
141
readers documented
4.2
per square mile
6th
of 45 indexed Virginia cities · 87th of 2,430 nationally
4.1%
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 Safety128 · 91%
- Other vendors11 · 8%
- Unknown2 · 1%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 124 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Portsmouth Police Department (54), Portsmouth Police Department (Virginia) (6), Lowe's (4). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (61), street lamp (4)
- Coverage area
- 33.3 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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