Flock & ALPR Cameras in Paso Robles, California
Volunteers have reported 12 automated license plate readers in and around Paso Robles — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Paso Robles in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 13:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Paso Robles
The readers mapped around Paso Robles break down as 12 Motorola Solutions. Named operators in the reports: Paso Robles Police Department. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2026; the most recent in Sep 2026.
- CA 46 — 4 readers
- Niblick Road — 2 readers
- 1st Street — 2 readers
- Spring Street — 2 readers
- Union Road — 2 readers
Paso Robles in the San Luis Obispo County picture
San Luis Obispo County has 117 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #691 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 281,486 residents and 7,034 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 32.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic. Operators named on the record: Paso Robles Police Department (10).
Camera activity around Paso Robles, last 30 days
2 newly reported in our hourly change log for Paso Robles. Latest change logged Sep 4, 2026.
What’s watching Paso Robles
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 Paso Robles — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Paso Robles (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Paso Robles
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Paso Robles, CA
- Paso Robles High School is installing new surveillance cameras and vape sensors
- Paso Robles to deploy automatic vehicle license plate readers
- New crime - fighting tool : Why license plate readers are going up in some Paso Robles intersections
What you can do in Paso Robles
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.
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Cameras near Paso Robles
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).