License plate readers in Suffolk, VA
Volunteers have documented 134 automated license plate readers inside Suffolk. That is the 5th-largest total among the 45 Virginia cities indexed here, and 4.2% of the statewide total. Its 0.3 readers per square mile spread across 399.2 square miles — thinner coverage than 97% of the 2,231 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Harbour View HOA. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 80 on poles and 4 on traffic signals.
Updated August 14, 2026.
134
readers documented
0.3
per square mile
5th
of 45 indexed Virginia cities
4.2%
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 Safety134 · 100%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 129 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Suffolk Police Department (50), Harbour View HOA (6), Flock Safety (1). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (80), traffic signal (4), street lamp (3), traffic signal (2), wall (1)
- Coverage area
- 399.2 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work · Virginia ALPR law
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