Flock & ALPR Cameras in Madera, California
Volunteers have reported 18 automated license plate readers in and around Madera — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Madera in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 10:26 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Madera
The readers mapped around Madera break down as 18 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: The Home Depot, Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in Aug 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- West Cleveland Avenue — 4 readers
- Foxglove Way — 2 readers
- West Kennedy Street — 2 readers
- North Schnoor Street — 2 readers
- Sunrise Avenue — 2 readers
- Country Club Drive — 2 readers
- Dutra Way — 1 reader
- South Gateway Drive — 1 reader
- North Gateway Drive — 1 reader
- Golden State Boulevard — 1 reader
Madera CA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Madera CA PD runs 8 cameras of its own, has logged 31 plate-database searches, has captured 105,347 vehicle records. Its network connects to 235 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Albany CA PD, Anderson CA PD, Angels Camp CA PD, Antioch CA PD, Arcadia CA PD, Barstow CA PD, Bear Valley Springs CA PD, Beaumont CA PD.
Madera in the Madera County picture
Madera County has 52 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #936 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 158,790 residents and 4,164 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 38.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 16 traffic. Operators named on the record: The Home Depot (5), Lowe's (3).
What’s watching Madera
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 Madera — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Madera (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Madera
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Madera, CA
- Madera County Sheriff’s Office launches surveillance camera program
- Map that tracks Flock cameras shows locations in Fresno, Madera, Merced, Visalia
What you can do in Madera
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 Madera
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).