Flock & ALPR cameras in Los Angeles, CA
3,153 mapped ALPR cameras around metro Los Angeles as of 3 September 2026, run by 109 operators — including 25 in private hands. 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
Los Angeles has one of the most fragmented ALPR landscapes we map: 109 separate operators, with LAPD accounting for just 264 of the 3,153 mapped cameras. That 8% lead-agency share is among the lowest of any large metro. In practical terms there is no single network to reason about here — there are dozens of municipal ones, each with its own retention policy.
It also has one of the largest Motorola Solutions fleets we find anywhere: 449 cameras, second only to the neighbouring Anaheim box's 451. And The Home Depot ranks inside the top 15 operators with 43 cameras, a reminder that not every plate reader on this map belongs to a police department.
Los Angeles is the largest of seven California metros with a dedicated camera page. See the California ALPR camera overview for city-by-city counts across the state.
Los Angeles ALPR cameras by the numbers
What the public data actually shows about plate readers around Los Angeles, counted from the same map above.
3,153
Mapped ALPR cameras in metro Los Angeles
109
Separate operating agencies on the map
2,772
Cameras with a recorded facing direction
2,230
Cameras tagged Flock Safety
Read from the live map on 3 September 2026. 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 6th of the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks by mapped cameras, between Oakland, CA and San Francisco, CA, and 6th by operator count.
Top of the table on size; 168th of 251 on bearing coverage at 88%, and 232nd on lead-operator share at 8%.
Mapped ALPR cameras
3,153 — 6th of 251
Separate operators on the map
109 — 6th of 251
Cameras per operator
28.9 — 34th of 251
Largest operator's share
8% — 232nd of 251
Share with a recorded bearing
88% — 168th of 251
Ranked against the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks, every one read from the live map on 3 September 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 109 separate operators. Los Angeles Police Department accounts for the largest single share.
Los Angeles Police Department
264 cameras
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
108 cameras
City of Beverly Hills
96 cameras
Garden Grove Police Department
86 cameras
Lakewood Police Department
81 cameras
Pasadena Police Department
69 cameras
Glendale Police Department
66 cameras
Long Beach Police Department
58 cameras
Santa Monica Police Department
58 cameras
Alhambra Police Department
58 cameras
La Cañada Flintridge Police Department
54 cameras
Rancho Palos Verdes Police Department
52 cameras
Torrance Police Department
52 cameras
La Puente Police Department
48 cameras
The Home Depot
43 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 109 operators. Where OpenStreetMap names an operator we use that name; otherwise the camera is attributed to whichever jurisdiction it stands in (1,919 cameras here), which is a sound inference rather than a confirmed fact. 726 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 449.
Flock Safety
2,230 cameras
Motorola Solutions
449 cameras
Axis Communications
74 cameras
Genetec
34 cameras
ICamera
24 cameras
Axon Enterprise
17 cameras
Neology
11 cameras
Leonardo
6 cameras
Manufacturer is a free-text field, so spellings and legal names have been consolidated here. 304 of 3,153 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
2,772 of the 3,153 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
530 cameras
On a street lamp
189 cameras
On a post
10 cameras
On a ceiling
8 cameras
On a wall
6 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
420 cameras
Facing south
394 cameras
Facing west
385 cameras
Facing east
360 cameras
Facing southwest
348 cameras
Facing northeast
304 cameras
Facing southeast
294 cameras
Facing northwest
267 cameras
Bearings come from public map data and describe an approximate capture zone, never an exact field of view. 358 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 does Los Angeles have?
Public map data records 3,153 ALPR cameras around metro Los Angeles as of 3 September 2026, run by 109 separate operators. 2,230 are tagged Flock Safety. That count is a floor, not a full inventory: cameras appear on the map as people map them, and 304 carry no manufacturer tag at all.
Where are Flock cameras in Los Angeles?
The live map above shows 3,153 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 264 cameras, ahead of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's 108. Beyond them the network spreads across 108 other operators. Private operators are part of it: The Home Depot (43). 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 2,772 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.