Flock camera map: California

21,392 documented Flock Safety and other ALPR camera locations mapped in California — 14.9% of the US total — refreshed nightly from OpenStreetMap and last updated October 20, 2026.

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21,392

Cameras on the map

294

Cities with their own page

14.9%

Of the US documented total

California Flock camera map by city

Where the documented cameras cluster. Each city page maps its own cameras with vendor and facing direction.

City	Cameras	Share of CA
Los Angeles	977	4.6%
San Diego	657	3.1%
San Jose	544	2.5%
Oakland	512	2.4%
Sacramento	273	1.3%
Irvine	270	1.3%
Bakersfield	225	1.1%
Santa Rosa	214	1.0%
Rancho Cucamonga	209	1.0%
Moreno Valley	208	1.0%
Riverside	173	0.8%
Santa Maria	165	0.8%
Ontario	161	0.8%
Daly City	160	0.7%
Fontana	159	0.7%
Stockton	155	0.7%
Palm Desert	155	0.7%
Fresno	150	0.7%
Emeryville	147	0.7%
Chula Vista	144	0.7%

All 294 California cities →

Which way California cameras face

An ALPR reads plates only in the direction it points, so a camera facing away from your lane doesn't photograph your plate. 509 of the 21,392 documented cameras in California have a recorded bearing.

N — 75
NE — 50
E — 75
SE — 56
S — 68
SW — 56
W — 81
NW — 48

Bearings are rounded to the nearest of eight compass points. The 20,883 cameras without a recorded direction aren't counted here — that detail simply hasn't been tagged yet.

Camera vendors in California

Flock Safety — 16,344 cameras
Unknown vendor — 3,076 cameras
Motorola/Vigilant — 1,764 cameras
Genetec — 142 cameras
Rekor — 66 cameras

Vendor comes from OpenStreetMap's optional manufacturer tag. Most cameras read as unknown vendor because nobody has recorded that detail, not because the hardware is unidentifiable.

Planning a route around California cameras

The interactive map includes a route planner: set a start and an end point and it returns both a direct route and one routed around documented cameras, so you can weigh the extra distance against the cameras avoided. It can only route around cameras that have been mapped, which in California means these 21,392.

Common questions

Is there a Flock camera map for California?

Yes. FlockScanner maps 21,392 documented ALPR (automated license plate reader) camera locations in California, including Flock Safety cameras, as of October 20, 2026. That is 14.9% of all cameras documented nationally. Each is plotted with its vendor where recorded and, for 509 of them, the compass direction it faces. The data comes from OpenStreetMap volunteers and refreshes nightly.

How many Flock cameras are on the map in California?

21,392 as of October 20, 2026, spread across 294 cities with their own map page. This counts cameras volunteers have mapped, not every camera installed in California, so treat it as a floor rather than a total.

Which cities in California have the most Flock cameras?

By documented count, the California cities with the most mapped ALPR cameras are Los Angeles (977), San Diego (657), San Jose (544), Oakland (512), Sacramento (273). Each has its own map page on FlockScanner listing the individual cameras. Bear in mind this ranks mapping activity as well as deployment.

Which way do Flock cameras in California face?

509 of the 21,392 documented cameras in California have a recorded compass bearing. 81 face W, 75 face N, 75 face E, 68 face S. Direction matters because an ALPR reads plates only in the direction it points, so a camera facing away from your lane does not photograph your plate.

More on California

As of October 20, 2026, FlockScanner maps 143,962 documented ALPR (automated license plate reader) cameras across 51 US states, including Flock Safety cameras, sourced from OpenStreetMap and refreshed nightly. That figure is a lower bound on the number actually installed — it counts what volunteers have mapped, not what exists.