Volunteers have mapped 42.3 license plate readers per 100,000 residents (November 2026)

Civic ForecastNov 10, 2026United States

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144,744 license plate readers were on DeFlock's map on November 6, 2026, against 341,784,859 residents across 51 states and districts. Most per resident: Georgia, 91.5 per 100,000; fewest: Alaska, 4.2. Civic Forecast calculation from DeFlock's OpenStreetMap-compiled camera extract (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0) over Census ACS 2025 population. Mapped cameras, not all that exist.

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