Cameras / Washington / Lakewood
License plate readers in Lakewood, WA
Volunteers have documented 54 automated license plate readers inside Lakewood. That is the 6th-largest total among the 62 Washington cities indexed here, and 2.3% of the statewide total. At 3.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 77% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 96% — are Flock Safety units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 42 on poles and 4 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 6, 2026.
54
readers documented
3.2
per square mile
6th
of 62 indexed Washington cities · 388th of 2,395 nationally
2.3%
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
- 52 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lakewood Police Department (39), Flock Safety (2), City of Lakewood (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (42), street lamp (4)
- Coverage area
- 17.1 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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