Flock & ALPR Cameras in San Clemente, California
Volunteers have reported 57 automated license plate readers in and around San Clemente — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Jun 2, 2026 On the agenda: San Clemente meeting — Automated License Plate (Jun 2)
- May 19, 2026 On the agenda: San Clemente meeting — surveillance camera (May 19)
- Feb 10, 2026 In the minutes: San Clemente meeting, license plate reader (Feb 10)
- Jan 20, 2026 On the agenda: San Clemente meeting — ALPR (Jan 20)
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No new reports near San Clemente in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:30 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in San Clemente
The readers mapped around San Clemente break down as 56 Flock Safety, 1 Motorola Solutions. The first camera here was reported in May 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Avenida Pico — 8 readers
- Avenida Vista Hermosa — 8 readers
- Avenida Talega — 5 readers
- South El Camino Real — 3 readers
- Avenida la Pata — 3 readers
- Camino La Padriza — 3 readers
- Calle Saluda — 3 readers
- El Camino Real — 2 readers
- East Avenida Palizada — 2 readers
- Avenida del Presidente — 2 readers
- Avenida Aragon — 2 readers
- Camino Tierra Grande — 2 readers
+ 12 more streets and roads mapped around San Clemente — all on the live map above.
San Clemente in the Orange County picture
Orange County has 1,223 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #764 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 3,164,063 residents and 6,653 road miles. By road density that is 0.18 cameras per road mile, in the top 1.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 53 traffic.
Camera activity around San Clemente, last 30 days
2 newly reported in our hourly change log for San Clemente. Latest change logged Aug 31, 2026.
What’s watching San Clemente
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 San Clemente — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to San Clemente (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around San Clemente
- 10 new license plate readers reported around San Clemente, CA
- 2 new license plate readers reported around San Clemente, CA
- On the agenda: San Clemente meeting — Automated License Plate (Jun 2)
- In the minutes: San Clemente meeting, license plate reader (Feb 10)
What you can do in San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).