Cameras / Washington / Renton
License plate readers in Renton, WA
Volunteers have documented 81 automated license plate readers inside Renton. That is the 2nd-largest total among the 60 Washington cities indexed here, and 3.6% of the statewide total. At 3.4 per square mile it is more densely covered than 78% of the 2,432 US cities indexed nationally. Where a mount was recorded, most are fixed to existing street lamps rather than dedicated poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed November 5, 2026.
81
readers documented
3.4
per square mile
2nd
of 60 indexed Washington cities · 221st of 2,432 nationally
3.6%
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 Safety65 · 80%
- Other vendors10 · 12%
- Unknown6 · 7%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 60 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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