2,626 surveillance devices are mapped inside Houston, TX: 2,551 license-plate readers, 50 CCTV cameras, 24 gunshot detectors, and 1 speed camera. 2,389 of them are identified as Flock Safety devices, 2,372 of them license-plate readers.
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Each dot groups the devices mapped close together, coloured by the most common type; larger dots hold more. Basemap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The data names an operator for 99 of the 2,626 devices. The most frequent:
| Operator (as recorded) | Devices |
|---|---|
| West University Place Police Dept | 88 |
| Arrive by River Oaks | 5 |
| Memorial Club Townhomes | 2 |
| The Home Depot | 2 |
| Houston Police Department | 1 |
1 other operator is named for fewer devices.
Flock Safety makes many of these devices but is not listed as an operator: a device is run by the agency, association or business that installed it.
License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.
Flock Safety is a company whose plate-reader cameras are used by police departments, cities, HOAs and businesses. Its devices are usually solar-powered and pole-mounted.
CCTV cameras are fixed video cameras that record a street, building or other area.
are acoustic sensors that listen for gunfire and report its estimated location.
Community-reported via OpenStreetMap; may be incomplete. Counted inside the Houston boundary in our place data, which can differ from the city limits. Updated . © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Speed cameras photograph vehicles over the speed limit for automated tickets.
Looking for cameras near a particular address? The page of each home for sale in Houston shows the devices mapped within a mile of it, when there are any.
