License plate readers in Wausau, WI
Volunteers have documented 22 automated license plate readers inside Wausau. That is the 16th-largest total among the 44 Wisconsin cities indexed here, and 1.1% of the statewide total. Its 1.1 readers per square mile spread across 19.2 square miles — thinner coverage than 70% of the 2,430 cities indexed nationally. Every one of them is a Flock Safety unit. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed October 16, 2026.
22
readers documented
1.1
per square mile
16th
of 44 indexed Wisconsin cities · 1,147th of 2,430 nationally
1.1%
of Wisconsin’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
- 22 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Wausau Police Department (13), Marathon County Sheriff’s Office (1), Fleet Farm (1). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (15)
- Coverage area
- 19.2 square miles of land inside city limits.
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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