License plate readers in Madison, WI
Volunteers have documented 26 automated license plate readers inside Madison. That is the 11th-largest total among the 50 Wisconsin cities indexed here, and 1.2% of the statewide total. Its 0.3 readers per square mile spread across 84.2 square miles — thinner coverage than 98% of the 2,231 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 96% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 9 on poles and 2 on street lamps. Not all of them watch open road: 4 were tagged in parking entrances.
Updated August 14, 2026.
26
readers documented
0.3
per square mile
11th
of 50 indexed Wisconsin cities
1.2%
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
- Flock Safety25 · 96%
- Unknown1 · 4%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 15 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- UW-Madison Police Department (8), The Home Depot (6), Wisconsin State Capitol Police Departmen (4). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (9), street lamp (2)
- Coverage area
- 84.2 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work
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