Flock & ALPR Cameras in Sonoma County, California
Volunteers have reported 362 automated license plate readers across Sonoma County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Sonoma County compares nationally
Sonoma County ranks #281 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 13.1% nationally. The count covers 485,642 residents and 4,667 miles of county roads — 6.7128 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Sonoma 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 Sonoma County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Sonoma
- District 1 candidates Julian Mackie and Peggy Hatton discuss voter concerns
- Four Arrested in Connection with Fatal Assault at Sonoma Plaza
- Four Arrested After Deadly Sonoma Plaza Assault Using Flock ALPR Surveillance
- Sonoma City Council approves new city manager, reviews impending state fire safety rules
What you can do in Sonoma
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.