Flock & ALPR Cameras in Novato, California
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Novato — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Novato in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 06:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Novato
The readers mapped around Novato break down as 6 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Atherton Avenue — 1 reader
- Wood Hollow Drive — 1 reader
- Rowland Way — 1 reader
- Redwood Boulevard — 1 reader
- Vintage Way — 1 reader
- Rowland Boulevard — 1 reader
Novato CA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Novato CA PD runs 6 cameras of its own, has logged 143 plate-database searches, has captured 172,662 vehicle records. Its network connects to 327 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.
Novato in the Marin County picture
Marin County has 99 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #777 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 258,765 residents and 1,787 road miles. By road density that is 0.06 cameras per road mile, in the top 11.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
Camera activity around Novato, last 30 days
2 newly reported, 2 removed in our hourly change log for Novato. Latest change logged Aug 23, 2026.
What’s watching Novato
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 Novato — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Novato (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Novato
- Novato to Track Terrorists with License Plate Readers on Highway 37
- License Plate Reader Helps Nab Car Theft Suspect In Novato
- Stolen Car Recovered In Novato Using Plate Reader Technology
- Novato Police Find Stolen Car Using Automated License Plate Reader
What you can do in Novato
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 Novato
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).