City profile

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 July 19, 2026.

1,458ALPR cameras mapped
17per 100K residents

Out of 119,757 cameras tracked across the United States.Below the national average of ~36 per 100K.

Recent change

↑ 12 cameras added since Jul 17 (+1%)

Manufacturer spotlight
15%of mapped cameras in New York City are Flock Safety

221 of 1,458 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
506
2New York City Police Department
220
3Metropolitan Transportation Authority
80
4New York Police Department
40
5New York City Department of Transportation
28

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.