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ALPR cameras in Columbus, OH

License plate reader coverage mapped in Columbus, Ohio. Counts cover an approximate bounding box around the city core, not the full metropolitan area.Data as of November 1, 2026.

662ALPR cameras mapped
73per 100K residents

Out of 146,055 cameras tracked across the United States.1.7× the national average of ~44 per 100K.

Recent change

↑ 3 cameras added since Oct 25 (0%)

Manufacturer spotlight
87%of mapped cameras in Columbus are Flock Safety

578 of 662 cameras carry the Flock Safety manufacturer tag in OpenStreetMap.

Identified operators

Not every camera in OpenStreetMap has an operator tag. The list below covers only those that do.

1Flock Safety
52
2Worthington PD
9
3Bexley
4
4Lowe's
3
5Grandview Heights
3

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Outflock estimates surveillance exposure for any US address by modeling short trips out of that address and checking which ones cross an ALPR camera. Columbus addresses are eligible.

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Other cities in Ohio

See the methodology for how counts are sourced and what coverage gaps to expect. For national rankings and trends, see surveillance landscape.

What counts as a city: Numbers cover cameras found within an approximate bounding box for Columbus's core area. Suburbs and unincorporated areas are not included. Population figures from the 2020 US Census, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Camera data © OpenStreetMap contributors, with thanks to the DeFlock community.