Flock & ALPR Cameras in Prescott, Arizona
Volunteers have reported 34 automated license plate readers in and around Prescott — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Prescott in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:29 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Prescott
The readers mapped around Prescott break down as 34 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Prescott Police Department, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Lowe's, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The first camera here was reported in Aug 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Willow Creek Road — 4 readers
- Cordes Junction–Prescott Highway — 4 readers
- West Gurley Street — 3 readers
- East Gurley Street — 2 readers
- East Sheldon Street — 2 readers
- Copper Basin Road — 2 readers
- Iron Springs Road — 2 readers
- Williamson Valley Road — 2 readers
- Prescott Lakes Parkway — 2 readers
- North Montezuma Street — 1 reader
- Haas Boulevard — 1 reader
- Rummel Road — 1 reader
+ 8 more streets and roads mapped around Prescott — all on the live map above.
Prescott AZ PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Prescott AZ PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 126 other agencies.
Prescott in the Yavapai County picture
Yavapai County has 96 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #735 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 241,656 residents and 10,638 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 45.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 26 traffic. Operators named on the record: Prescott Police Department (27), Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (2), Lowe's (2).
Camera activity around Prescott, last 30 days
5 removed in our hourly change log for Prescott. Latest change logged Aug 31, 2026.
What’s watching Prescott
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Prescott — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Prescott (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Prescott
- 4 license plate readers reported removed near Prescott Valley, AZ
- 4 new license plate readers reported around Prescott Valley, AZ
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Prescott Valley, AZ
- Prescott Valley Police Use License Plate Reader System to Make Stolen Vehicle Arrests
What you can do in Prescott
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Prescott
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).