Flock & ALPR Cameras in Marin County, California
Volunteers have reported 119 automated license plate readers across Marin County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 3 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 28 License plate reader newly reported
- Sep 28 Pelco camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 7 new license plate readers just reported around Emeryville, CA. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Emeryville
How Marin County compares nationally
Marin County ranks #777 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 258,765 residents and 1,787 miles of county roads — 3.8259 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Marin 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 Marin County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Marin
- Marin County Sheriff's Office Shared Automated License Plate Reader Information with Outside Law Enforcement Agencies
- Marin City Man Busted After Flock Cameras Track Stolen Purse to 79-Year-Old Victim
- Stingray lashings up as marine heat wave off Southern California draws more to shore
- Stingray lashings up at OC beaches as marine heat wave draws more to shore across Southern California
What you can do in Marin
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.