Cameras / Washington / Federal Way
License plate readers in Federal Way, WA
Volunteers have documented 66 automated license plate readers inside Federal Way. That is the 5th-largest total among the 62 Washington cities indexed here, and 2.8% of the statewide total. At 3.0 per square mile it is more densely covered than 74% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged The Home Depot and Lowe's. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 36 on poles and 3 on buildings.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 15, 2026.
66
readers documented
3.0
per square mile
5th
of 62 indexed Washington cities · 305th of 2,395 nationally
2.8%
of Washington’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 Safety22 · 33%
- Other vendors43 · 65%
- Unknown1 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 39 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Federal Way Police (44), The Home Depot (3), Lowe's (3). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (36), building (3)
- Coverage area
- 22.3 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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