Flock & ALPR Cameras in Santa Barbara County, California
Volunteers have reported 225 automated license plate readers across Santa Barbara County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Santa Barbara County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 19:15 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Santa Barbara County compares nationally
Santa Barbara County ranks #839 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 443,975 residents and 5,240 miles of county roads — 3.6489 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Santa Barbara
- Thousands of unauthorized Flock queries prompt Ventura to review contract
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Santa Barbara, CA
- 12 Flock Cameras Removed, Stolen, Vandalized in Santa Barbara
- Santa Maria man convicted of murder in 2023 shooting with the help of Flock Safety cameras
What you can do in Santa Barbara
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.