Flock & ALPR Cameras in Arroyo Grande, California
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Arroyo Grande — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Arroyo Grande in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 20:25 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Arroyo Grande
The readers mapped around Arroyo Grande break down as 3 Motorola Solutions, 2 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- West Branch Street — 2 readers
- Los Berros Road — 1 reader
- East Grand Avenue — 1 reader
- Traffic Way — 1 reader
Arroyo Grande in the San Luis Obispo County picture
San Luis Obispo County has 117 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #691 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 281,486 residents and 7,034 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 32.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
Camera activity around Arroyo Grande, last 30 days
2 newly reported in our hourly change log for Arroyo Grande. Latest change logged Aug 28, 2026.
What’s watching Arroyo Grande
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 Arroyo Grande — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Arroyo Grande (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Arroyo Grande
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.
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Cameras near Arroyo Grande
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).