Flock & ALPR Cameras in Petaluma, California
Volunteers have reported 13 automated license plate readers in and around Petaluma — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Petaluma 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 Petaluma
The readers mapped around Petaluma break down as 11 Flock Safety, 2 of unrecorded make. Named operators in the reports: Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Sep 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Point Reyes-Petaluma Road — 2 readers
- East Washington Street — 2 readers
- Petaluma Boulevard South — 2 readers
- Lakeville Street — 2 readers
- Petaluma Boulevard North — 2 readers
- Adobe Road — 1 reader
- Lakeville Highway — 1 reader
- Petaluma — 1 reader
Petaluma CA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Petaluma CA PD runs 4 cameras of its own, has logged 452 plate-database searches, has captured 153,658 vehicle records. Its network connects to 257 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Albany CA PD, Alhambra CA PD, Anderson CA PD, Angels Camp CA PD, Antioch CA PD, Avenal CA PD, Azusa CA PD, Bakersfield CA PD.
Petaluma in the Sonoma County picture
Sonoma County has 326 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #281 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 13.1% nationally. That’s across 485,642 residents and 4,667 road miles. By road density that is 0.07 cameras per road mile, in the top 8.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic. Operators named on the record: Flock Safety (1).
Camera activity around Petaluma, last 30 days
4 removed in our hourly change log for Petaluma. Latest change logged Aug 21, 2026.
What’s watching Petaluma
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 Petaluma — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Petaluma (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Petaluma
- Flock camera network helps Petaluma police locate missing man 150 miles away
- License plate reader network helps police locate missing Petaluma man 150 miles away
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Petaluma, CA
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Petaluma, CA
What you can do in Petaluma
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 Petaluma
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).