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ALPR cameras in Washington DC, DC

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

301ALPR cameras mapped
44per 100K residents

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

Recent change

↑ 20 cameras added since Oct 25 (+2%)

Manufacturer spotlight
87%of mapped cameras in Washington DC are Flock Safety

262 of 301 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.

1Metro Police Department
30
2The Home Depot
4
3Simon Property Group
2
4Marylander Condominiums
2
5Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
1

Score a specific address in Washington DC

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

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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 Washington DC'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.