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ALPR cameras in Houston, TX

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

4,340ALPR cameras mapped
188per 100K residents

Out of 146,055 cameras tracked across the United States.4.3× the national average of ~44 per 100K.

Recent change

↑ 4 cameras added since Oct 25 (0%)

Manufacturer spotlight
86%of mapped cameras in Houston are Flock Safety

3,739 of 4,340 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
338
2West University Place Police Dept
88
3The Home Depot
13
4Lowe's
6
5Memorial Club Townhomes
2

Score a specific address in Houston

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

Score an address

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 Houston'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.