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License plate readers in Washington

2,192 cameras have been documented in Washington. That is the 18th-largest documented total of the 51 states and territories with any readers on record, and 1.7% of the 130,300 documented nationwide. Yakima has the most of any city in the state, with 153 — 7.0% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 1,445 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 86%. 1,445 of them stand in the 54 cities listed below. 747 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.

Updated August 14, 2026.

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  • 2,192

    cameras documented statewide

  • 18th

    most-documented of 51 states and territories

  • 1,445

    in listed cities

  • 747

    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.

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Who makes them

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

By city

CityCamerasPer square mile
Yakima1535.45
Everett692.05
Renton662.80
Federal Way652.91
Seattle530.63
Kent521.55
Auburn511.71
Lakewood502.93
Tukwila444.79
Puyallup402.78
Spokane Valley320.85
Marysville321.54
Pasco290.74
SeaTac282.78
Sunnyside283.68
Toppenish2712.42
Monroe274.24
Bonney Lake263.16
Redmond251.51
Arlington252.51
Vancouver240.49
Bellevue230.69
Walla Walla221.56
Mill Creek224.74
Lynnwood212.67
Des Moines192.96
Selah183.92
Centralia172.18
Edmonds171.91
Spokane160.23
Wapato1613.84
Airway Heights162.66
Moses Lake160.88
Tacoma150.30
Sumner151.99
West Richland150.68
Chehalis152.58
Wenatchee141.32
Issaquah141.15
Union Gap142.51
Ellensburg141.59
East Wenatchee143.69
Liberty Lake142.21
Medina139.06
Aberdeen131.20
Bothell130.95
Stanwood134.37
Lacey130.69
Grand Mound122.89
Grandview121.76
Five Corners111.91
Kennewick110.39
Covington111.85
Wollochet101.71

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.