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ALPR cameras in Philadelphia, PA

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

311ALPR cameras mapped
19per 100K residents

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

Recent change

↑ 34 cameras added since Oct 25 (+3%)

Manufacturer spotlight
43%of mapped cameras in Philadelphia are Flock Safety

135 of 311 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.

1The Home Depot
8
2Lowe's
5
3Temple University Campus PA PD
4
4Simon Property Group
1

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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. Philadelphia addresses are eligible.

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Other cities in Pennsylvania

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 Philadelphia'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.