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ALPR cameras in New York City, NY

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

1,982ALPR cameras mapped
24per 100K residents

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

Recent change

↑ 24 cameras added since Oct 25 (+1%)

Manufacturer spotlight
18%of mapped cameras in New York City are Flock Safety

347 of 1,982 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.

1NYC Department of Transportation
540
2New York City Police Department
179
3Metropolitan Transportation Authority
79
4New York Police Department
45
5New York City Department of Transportation
26

Score a specific address in New York City

Outflock estimates surveillance exposure for any US address by modeling short trips out of that address and checking which ones cross an ALPR camera. New York City 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 New York City'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.