Cameras / Washington / Renton
License plate readers in Renton, WA
Volunteers have documented 68 automated license plate readers inside Renton. That is the 4th-largest total among the 62 Washington cities indexed here, and 2.9% of the statewide total. At 2.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 73% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 94% — are Flock Safety units. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 17 on street lamps and 3 on poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 24, 2026.
68
readers documented
2.9
per square mile
4th
of 62 indexed Washington cities · 285th of 2,395 nationally
2.9%
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
- 49 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Valley Medical Center (4), Flock Safety (3), Renton Police (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- street lamp (17), pole (3), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 23.5 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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