Flock & ALPR Cameras in San Luis Obispo County, California
Volunteers have reported 187 automated license plate readers across San Luis Obispo County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 30 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 20 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 8 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 7 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How San Luis Obispo County compares nationally
San Luis Obispo County ranks #691 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 281,486 residents and 7,034 miles of county roads — 4.1565 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around San Luis Obispo
- Still kickin'! - New Times San Luis Obispo
- 2 new license plate readers reported around San Luis Obispo, CA
- Oceano Community Services District rejects Flock camera amid surveillance concerns
- Police surveillance cameras are scattered around SLO County. Some want them gone
What you can do in San Luis Obispo
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.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.