The National Picture
Flock & ALPR Cameras by State
The deepest local surveillance dataset in America — over 143,000 automated license plate readers tracked, with a report for every state, county, and city in the country. Here’s how every state ranks — find yours, then see what’s watching your own streets.
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#1
California
21,064 cameras
#2
Texas
17,298 cameras
#3
Georgia
10,139 cameras
#4
Florida
9,497 cameras
#5
Illinois
7,561 cameras
#6
Ohio
6,898 cameras
#7
New York
4,533 cameras
#8
Pennsylvania
3,913 cameras
#9
North Carolina
3,853 cameras
#10
Indiana
3,717 cameras
#11
Michigan
3,642 cameras
#12
Tennessee
3,639 cameras
#13
Missouri
3,486 cameras
#14
Virginia
3,425 cameras
#15
Alabama
2,941 cameras
#16
Colorado
2,762 cameras
#17
Arizona
2,677 cameras
#18
New Jersey
2,380 cameras
#19
Washington
2,298 cameras
#20
Louisiana
2,199 cameras
#21
South Carolina
2,141 cameras
#22
Wisconsin
2,083 cameras
#23
Kansas
2,059 cameras
#24
Kentucky
1,938 cameras
#25
Minnesota
1,703 cameras
#26
Oklahoma
1,520 cameras
#27
Massachusetts
1,187 cameras
#28
Mississippi
1,154 cameras
#29
Arkansas
1,087 cameras
#30
New Mexico
1,057 cameras
#31
Utah
1,057 cameras
#32
Connecticut
1,012 cameras
#33
Maryland
994 cameras
#34
Nevada
982 cameras
#35
Iowa
911 cameras
#36
Nebraska
610 cameras
#37
Oregon
544 cameras
#38
Delaware
476 cameras
#39
Idaho
474 cameras
#40
Rhode Island
308 cameras
#41
West Virginia
252 cameras
#42
Puerto Rico
225 cameras
#43
South Dakota
187 cameras
#44
North Dakota
148 cameras
#45
District of Columbia
140 cameras
#46
Maine
101 cameras
#47
Montana
88 cameras
#48
Wyoming
72 cameras
#49
New Hampshire
71 cameras
#50
Hawaii
55 cameras
#51
Vermont
30 cameras
#52
Alaska
28 cameras
Counts come from the open-source DeFlock mapping project and update as volunteers report new cameras. See them all on the live map.