Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lompoc, California
Volunteers have reported 47 automated license plate readers in and around Lompoc — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Lompoc in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:52 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Lompoc
The readers mapped around Lompoc break down as 47 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Lompoc Police Department, Lompoc POlice Department, Lompoc police Department. The first camera here was reported in Oct 2025; the most recent in Sep 2026.
- East Ocean Avenue — 5 readers
- West Oak Avenue — 5 readers
- North H Street — 4 readers
- West College Avenue — 4 readers
- East College Avenue — 3 readers
- West Maple Avenue — 3 readers
- West Ocean Avenue — 2 readers
- East North Avenue — 2 readers
- South 7th Street — 2 readers
- West Pine Avenue — 2 readers
- West Airport Avenue — 1 reader
- F Street — 1 reader
+ 13 more streets and roads mapped around Lompoc — all on the live map above.
Lompoc CA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Lompoc CA PD runs 57 cameras of its own, has logged 154 plate-database searches, has captured 115,967 vehicle records. Its network connects to 332 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Alameda CA PD, Alameda County CA SO, Albany CA PD, Alhambra CA PD, Amador County CA Sheriff's Office, Anaheim CA PD, Anderson CA PD, Angels Camp CA PD.
Lompoc in the Santa Barbara County picture
Santa Barbara County has 162 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #839 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 443,975 residents and 5,240 road miles. By road density that is 0.03 cameras per road mile, in the top 20.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 15 traffic, 1 street. Operators named on the record: Lompoc Police Department (32), Lompoc POlice Department (1), Lompoc police Department (1).
Camera activity around Lompoc, last 30 days
6 newly reported, 2 removed in our hourly change log for Lompoc. Latest change logged Sep 7, 2026.
What’s watching Lompoc
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 Lompoc — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Lompoc (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lompoc
- Newly launched drone program helps Lompoc Police track, apprehend wanted fugitive
- Lompoc PD launches flock drone program for faster emergency response
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Lompoc, CA
- 5 new license plate readers reported around Lompoc, CA
What you can do in Lompoc
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 Lompoc
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).