Flock & ALPR Cameras in El Dorado County, California
Volunteers have reported 96 automated license plate readers across El Dorado County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near El Dorado County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 21:36 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How El Dorado County compares nationally
El Dorado County ranks #789 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 192,299 residents and 3,596 miles of county roads — 3.7962 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching El Dorado County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside El Dorado County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around El Dorado
What you can do in El Dorado
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.