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License plate readers in Washington

2,348 cameras have been documented in Washington. That is the 18th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 1.6% of the 143,314 documented nationwide. Yakima has the most of any city in the state, with 144 — 6.1% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 1,642 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 83%. 1,642 of them stand in the 62 cities listed below. 706 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.

Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 29, 2026.

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  • 2,348

    cameras documented statewide

  • 18th

    most-documented of 52 states and territories

  • 1,642

    in listed cities

  • 706

    outside city limits

ALPR law in Washington

Washington regulates automated license plate readers under Ch. 10.130 RCW (Driver Privacy Act). The statute caps retention at 21 days. The Driver Privacy Act, signed in March 2026, requires agency-collected plate data to be deleted within 21 days, with longer retention allowed only under a probable-cause warrant or subpoena. Agencies may obtain privately held ALPR data only by warrant, may not buy or sell plate data, and may not collect it at health care facilities, schools, places of worship, courts, or food banks.

ALPR laws in all 21 states with a statute →

Statute last verified September 26, 2026.

Who makes them

Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.

By city

CityCamerasPer square mile
Yakima1445.13
Seattle1011.20
Everett712.11
Renton682.89
Federal Way662.96
Lakewood543.17
Auburn541.81
Kent541.61
Tukwila475.12
Puyallup422.92
Orting4115.16
SeaTac363.58
Marysville361.73
Spokane Valley310.82
Pasco300.77
Sunnyside283.68
Bonney Lake273.29
Toppenish2712.42
Monroe274.24
Vancouver250.51
Arlington242.41
Bellevue230.69
Mill Creek234.95
Tacoma220.44
Walla Walla221.56
Lynnwood212.67
Moses Lake211.16
Des Moines192.96
Redmond191.14
Selah183.92
Liberty Lake182.84
Centralia172.18
Bothell161.17
Spokane160.23
Wapato1613.84
Airway Heights162.66
Sumner151.99
Stanwood155.04
Chehalis152.58
Edmonds151.68
Wenatchee141.32
Issaquah141.15
Union Gap142.51
Ellensburg141.59
Olympia140.77
Medina139.06
Aberdeen131.20
Kennewick130.46
Lacey130.69
Five Corners122.08
Grand Mound122.89
Covington122.02
Grandview121.76
West Richland110.50
East Wenatchee112.90
Wollochet101.71
Kirkland100.56
Richland100.24
Shelton101.55
Mukilteo101.60
Prosser101.93
Sammamish100.49

Camera locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). City boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Counts reflect volunteer documentation, not an official census; cities appear once ten cameras are documented.

Contract decisions in Washington

2 decisions here are in our tracker of communities that have stepped back from Flock Safety. A decision date is not a removal date: cameras stay in the record above until a volunteer edits OpenStreetMap.

Explore this data further

Washington ranks 18th of 52 by documented cameras. Arizona (2,706) ranks just above, and New Jersey (2,335) just below.