Flock & ALPR Cameras in Nevada County, California
Volunteers have reported 93 automated license plate readers across Nevada County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Nevada County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 21:35 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
📷 22 new license plate readers just reported around Lake of the Pines, CA. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #LakeofthePines
How Nevada County compares nationally
Nevada County ranks #170 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 7.9% nationally. The count covers 102,452 residents and 3,234 miles of county roads — 8.2966 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Nevada 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 Nevada County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Nevada
- On the agenda: Grass Valley Nevada County Board of Supervisors August 11, 2026, Meeting Agenda - Aug 11, 2026 — Flock Safety (Aug 11)
- On the agenda: Nevada City BOARD OF SUPERVISORS — Flock Safety (Aug 11)
- On the agenda: Nevada County meeting — Flock Safety (Aug 11)
What you can do in Nevada
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.
Cameras nearby in California
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.