Flock camera map: California

20,632 documented Flock Safety and other ALPR camera locations mapped in California — 14.9% of the US total — refreshed nightly from OpenStreetMap and last updated September 4, 2026.

Open the live map → California camera list

20,632

Cameras on the map

289

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	923	4.5%
San Diego	675	3.3%
San Jose	515	2.5%
Oakland	502	2.4%
Irvine	266	1.3%
Sacramento	264	1.3%
Santa Rosa	217	1.1%
Bakersfield	216	1.0%
Moreno Valley	196	0.9%
Rancho Cucamonga	179	0.9%
Riverside	165	0.8%
Santa Maria	163	0.8%
Daly City	159	0.8%
Emeryville	154	0.7%
Palm Desert	152	0.7%
Fontana	152	0.7%
Fresno	149	0.7%
Stockton	145	0.7%
Chula Vista	141	0.7%
Ontario	141	0.7%

All 289 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. 496 of the 20,632 documented cameras in California have a recorded bearing.

N — 76
NE — 50
E — 74
SE — 46
S — 69
SW — 54
W — 80
NW — 47

Bearings are rounded to the nearest of eight compass points. The 20,136 cameras without a recorded direction aren't counted here — that detail simply hasn't been tagged yet.

Camera vendors in California

Flock Safety — 15,781 cameras
Unknown vendor — 3,022 cameras
Motorola/Vigilant — 1,672 cameras
Genetec — 111 cameras
Rekor — 46 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 20,632.

Common questions

Is there a Flock camera map for California?

Yes. FlockScanner maps 20,632 documented ALPR (automated license plate reader) camera locations in California, including Flock Safety cameras, as of September 4, 2026. That is 14.9% of all cameras documented nationally. Each is plotted with its vendor where recorded and, for 496 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?

20,632 as of September 4, 2026, spread across 289 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 (923), San Diego (675), San Jose (515), Oakland (502), Irvine (266). 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?

496 of the 20,632 documented cameras in California have a recorded compass bearing. 80 face W, 76 face N, 74 face E, 69 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 September 4, 2026, FlockScanner maps 138,636 documented ALPR (automated license plate reader) cameras across 50 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.