Cameras / Washington / SeaTac
License plate readers in SeaTac, WA
Volunteers have documented 37 automated license plate readers inside SeaTac. That is the 12th-largest total among the 60 Washington cities indexed here, and 1.6% of the statewide total. At 3.7 per square mile it is more densely covered than 80% of the 2,430 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 97% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed October 29, 2026.
37
readers documented
3.7
per square mile
12th
of 60 indexed Washington cities · 667th of 2,430 nationally
1.6%
of Washington’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 19 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- SeaTac Police (9), Flock Safety (1), Des Moines Police (1). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (2), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 10.1 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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