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License plate readers in Appleton, WI

Volunteers have documented 31 automated license plate readers inside Appleton. That is the 9th-largest total among the 45 Wisconsin cities indexed here, and 1.5% of the statewide total. Its 1.2 readers per square mile spread across 25.4 square miles — thinner coverage than 66% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 52%, followed by Motorola Solutions at 23%. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.

Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 16, 2026.

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  • 31

    readers documented

  • 1.2

    per square mile

  • 9th

    of 45 indexed Wisconsin cities · 782nd of 2,395 nationally

  • 1.5%

    of Wisconsin’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

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What volunteers recorded

Monitoring public roads
28 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
How they’re mounted
pole (21)
Coverage area
25.4 square miles of land inside city limits.

Contract decision on record

In May 2026, Appleton switched off its Flock Safety cameras. City stopped using the system, saying concerns about the integrity of Flock's underlying system had eroded its trust. Reported by Newsweek.

Cameras can still appear in the record above after a decision like this one. These locations change only when a volunteer edits OpenStreetMap, and a decision date is not a removal date. See this decision in the cancellation tracker →

Nearby

Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare

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