Flock & ALPR Cameras in Shasta, California
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Shasta — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Shasta in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:10 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Shasta
The readers mapped around Shasta break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in May 2026.
- Iron Mountain Road — 1 reader
- Placer Road — 1 reader
- Swasey Drive — 1 reader
Shasta in the Shasta County picture
Shasta County has 71 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #755 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 181,554 residents and 6,962 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 43.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic, 1 street.
What’s watching Shasta
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 Shasta — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Shasta (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. 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
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 Shasta
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).