Flock Cameras in Los Angeles, CA: Locations, Map & Count
As of 13 October 2026, 1,057 Flock and ALPR cameras are mapped within 10 miles of downtown Los Angeles (713 tagged Flock Safety), and 3,319 across the wider Los Angeles metro, a box roughly 50 miles across, run by 114 operators. See each one on the live map below, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone. Free, no account. BanditKin is the private app that routes around them.
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What makes Los Angeles different
114 operators, a 8% lead share and 88% bearing coverage — here is what that adds up to around Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Police Department is the dominant operator, with 262 of the 3,319 mapped cameras — 8% of the metro, ahead of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on 108. That lead share ranks 229th of the 251 metros BanditKin tracks, so Los Angeles is a comparatively spread-out network.
Not every reader here belongs to a public body. The Home Depot (51) appears among the largest operators, and 27 of the cameras carrying an operator type are recorded as private.
88% of the mapped cameras around Los Angeles (2,909 of 3,319) carry a facing direction — 170th of the 251 tracked metros. Bearings are what make camera-aware routing possible, so the higher that share, the more the avoidance layer can do here.
The paper trail is reasonably full. The EFF Atlas of Surveillance documents 48 agencies using plate readers across this area, while the map records 114 distinct operators. That is a records gap rather than an absence of cameras, and it is why this page leans on mapped counts rather than agency filings.
The network is regional rather than municipal. Beyond Los Angeles Police Department, the operator table runs through City of Beverly Hills, Garden Grove Police Department, Pasadena Police Department, Lakewood Police Department and Glendale Police Department, with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department at 108 — none of which individually dominates the metro.
Los Angeles Flock and ALPR cameras by the numbers
What the public data actually shows about plate readers around Los Angeles, counted from the same map above.
1,057
Flock & ALPR cameras within 10 miles of downtown Los Angeles
3,319
Across the wider Los Angeles metro (50-mile box)
114
Separate operating agencies on the map
2,909
Cameras with a recorded facing direction
Read from the live map on 13 October 2026. Since 5 October 2026 the 10-mile count moved from 1,047 to 1,057 (+10) and the metro-box count moved from 3,295 to 3,319 (+24). The underlying records are OpenStreetMap entries plus community submissions — nobody who operates a camera is obliged to declare it, so these are the documented minimum rather than the full picture. The metro is a box roughly 50 miles across centred on Los Angeles.
How Los Angeles compares
Top of the table on size among the 251 metro areas tracked, all counted the same way on the same day.
Los Angeles ranks 4th of the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks by mapped cameras, between Anaheim, CA and Oakland, CA, and 7th by operator count.
Top of the table on size; 170th of 251 on bearing coverage at 88%, and 229th on lead-operator share at 8%.
Mapped ALPR cameras
3,319 — 4th of 251
Separate operators on the map
114 — 7th of 251
Cameras per operator
29.1 — 39th of 251
Largest operator's share
8% — 229th of 251
Share with a recorded bearing
88% — 170th of 251
Ranked against the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks, every one read from the live map on 13 October 2026. Metro areas are drawn as a box around the city centre, so neighbouring metros can share cameras and these counts must never be added together.
Which departments run the cameras around Los Angeles
The mapped cameras around Los Angeles trace back to 114 separate operators. Los Angeles Police Department accounts for the largest single share.
Los Angeles Police Department
262 cameras
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
108 cameras
City of Beverly Hills
96 cameras
Garden Grove Police Department
86 cameras
Pasadena Police Department
86 cameras
Lakewood Police Department
82 cameras
Glendale Police Department
66 cameras
Long Beach Police Department
58 cameras
Santa Monica Police Department
58 cameras
Alhambra Police Department
55 cameras
La Cañada Flintridge Police Department
53 cameras
Rancho Palos Verdes Police Department
52 cameras
Torrance Police Department
52 cameras
The Home Depot
51 cameras
La Puente Police Department
48 cameras
San Marino Police Department
41 cameras
Arcadia Police Department
39 cameras
El Monte Police Department
37 cameras
Huntington Beach Police Department
36 cameras
Rolling Hills Estates Police Department
35 cameras
These are the 20 largest of 114 operators. Where OpenStreetMap names an operator we use that name; otherwise the camera is attributed to whichever jurisdiction it stands in (1,920 cameras here), which is a sound inference rather than a confirmed fact. 859 cameras record no operator of any kind.
It isn't all Flock
'Flock' has become shorthand for any plate reader. Around Los Angeles it is mostly accurate — 78% of the vendor-tagged cameras — but Motorola Solutions accounts for 484.
Flock Safety
2,339 cameras
Motorola Solutions
484 cameras
Axis Communications
93 cameras
Genetec
35 cameras
ICamera
24 cameras
Axon Enterprise
23 cameras
Neology
11 cameras
Leonardo
6 cameras
Manufacturer is a free-text field, so spellings and legal names have been consolidated here. 300 of 3,319 mapped cameras name no manufacturer at all, which makes the actual distribution broader than shown. 1 further manufacturer falls below the eight shown. These count cameras on the map, not purchase orders.
Where they sit, and which way they face
2,909 of the 3,319 mapped cameras around Los Angeles record which way they point, which is what makes routing around them possible.
Most readers sit on a dedicated pole a few metres up, angled at one lane of traffic, with a solar panel above. Where the mount is recorded around Los Angeles:
On a dedicated pole
565 cameras
On a street lamp
202 cameras
On a post
12 cameras
On a ceiling
8 cameras
On a wall
7 cameras
On a building
4 cameras
One camera covers one approach, so its heading is what decides which journeys end up recorded. Around Los Angeles the mapped bearings distribute like this:
Facing north
441 cameras
Facing south
424 cameras
Facing west
398 cameras
Facing east
369 cameras
Facing southwest
362 cameras
Facing northeast
317 cameras
Facing southeast
308 cameras
Facing northwest
290 cameras
Bearings come from public map data and describe an approximate capture zone, never an exact field of view. 387 mapped cameras have no recorded bearing, and 23 are tagged as omnidirectional.
Documented ALPR programs around Los Angeles
Records-based sources document 48 agencies running plate readers around Los Angeles. Some of the largest are below; the map above shows where the cameras actually are.
Alhambra Police Department
The Alhambra Police Department operates automated license plate readers and accesses external ALPR data. The agency contracts with Neology/PIPS. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Arcadia Police Department
The Arcadia Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Azusa Police Department
The Azusa Police Department began using Flock Safety ALPR cameras citywide in 2019. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Burbank Police Department
The Burbank Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers. Previously it used Motorola Solutions ALPR systems. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Covina Police Department
The Covina Police Department purchased Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2020. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Downey Police Department
The Downey Police Department operates automated license plate readers. Vendor: Motorola Solutions.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Seeing the cameras is free. Avoiding them is the app.
Every camera on this map reads plates from one direction — the cone shows its approximate capture zone. BanditKin's private navigation uses those cones to route around cameras when you ask it to, with a strength slider you control. When a camera-free route doesn't exist, it says so honestly and falls back to the normal route.
This page is part of the California camera hub, which counts every camera inside the state line rather than by metro box. New to this? Read what ALPR cameras capture, how long it is kept, and who can search it. Not in Los Angeles? Search the full map by any city.
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How many Flock cameras are in Los Angeles?
As of 13 October 2026, 1,057 Flock and ALPR cameras are mapped within 10 miles of downtown Los Angeles, 713 of them tagged Flock Safety. Across the wider metro, a box roughly 50 miles across, the map records 3,319 cameras run by 114 separate operators. That is a documented floor, not a full inventory: cameras appear as people map them, and 300 carry no manufacturer tag at all.
Where are Flock cameras in Los Angeles?
The live map above shows 3,319 mapped ALPR cameras around metro Los Angeles, each with an approximate viewing cone. Positions come from OpenStreetMap and community reports, so coverage may be incomplete — if you know a camera that isn't shown, you can report it directly on the map.
Who operates the ALPR cameras around Los Angeles?
Los Angeles Police Department is the largest mapped operator with 262 cameras, ahead of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's 108. Beyond them the network spreads across 112 other operators. Private operators are part of it: The Home Depot (51). The EFF Atlas of Surveillance documents 48 agencies across this area.
Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Los Angeles?
Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around the 2,909 Los Angeles cameras whose facing direction is known (88% of the total), with a slider for how hard to try, and it tells you honestly when no camera-free route exists. It is off by default and never sends your identity or location.
Is this map free? Do I need an account?
Yes, the map is free, and no account is needed. It is built on public data — OpenStreetMap and the EFF Atlas of Surveillance — plus community reports. The BanditKin app adds the private navigation that routes around the cameras.