Cameras / Washington / Kirkland
License plate readers in Kirkland, WA
Volunteers have documented 10 automated license plate readers inside Kirkland. That is the 57th-largest total among the 62 Washington cities indexed here, and 0.4% of the statewide total. Its 0.6 readers per square mile spread across 17.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 91% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. No manufacturer was recorded for 80% of them, so the vendor mix here is less certain than the count.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 1, 2026 · figures last changed August 17, 2026.
10
readers documented
0.6
per square mile
57th
of 62 indexed Washington cities · 2,209th of 2,395 nationally
0.4%
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
- 2 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Washington State Department of Transportation (8). All 723 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- street lamp (1), pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 17.8 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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