Flock & ALPR Cameras in Shasta County, California
Volunteers have reported 89 automated license plate readers across Shasta County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 20 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Shasta County compares nationally
Shasta County ranks #755 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 181,554 residents and 6,962 miles of county roads — 3.9107 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Shasta 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 Shasta County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Shasta
- Across the state, communities are taking down Flock Safety cameras. Could Shasta be next?
- Shasta Sheriff touts success and responds to community concerns around FLOCK cameras
- Shasta County installs license plate readers amid privacy concerns
- New license plate readers in Shasta County spur concerns over data sharing with immigration agencies
What you can do in Shasta
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.