Cameras / Washington / Centralia
License plate readers in Centralia, WA
Volunteers have documented 17 automated license plate readers inside Centralia. That is the 30th-largest total among the 60 Washington cities indexed here, and 0.7% of the statewide total. At 2.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 60% of the 2,430 US cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 11 on poles and 4 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
17
readers documented
2.2
per square mile
30th
of 60 indexed Washington cities · 1,445th of 2,430 nationally
0.7%
of Washington’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
- 17 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Centralia Police Department (8). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (11), street lamp (4)
- Coverage area
- 7.8 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Washington ALPR law (21 days retention)
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