Cameras / Virginia / Williamsburg
License plate readers in Williamsburg, VA
Volunteers have documented 42 automated license plate readers inside Williamsburg. That is the 11th-largest total among the 48 Virginia cities indexed here, and 1.2% of the statewide total. At 4.7 per square mile it is more densely covered than 87% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 32 on poles and 4 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 21, 2026.
42
readers documented
4.7
per square mile
11th
of 48 indexed Virginia cities · 547th of 2,395 nationally
1.2%
of Virginia’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 42 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Williamsburg Police Department (23), College of William and Mary (9), James City County Police Department (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (32), street lamp (4), street sign (1)
- Coverage area
- 8.9 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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