Flock & ALPR Cameras in Ventura, California
Volunteers have reported 26 automated license plate readers in and around Ventura — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Ventura in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 23:30 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Ventura
The readers mapped around Ventura break down as 26 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Flock Safety, Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in Apr 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Shoreline Drive — 4 readers
- North Ventura Avenue — 4 readers
- South Mills Road — 3 readers
- East Harbor Boulevard — 2 readers
- Dean Drive — 2 readers
- Telegraph Road — 2 readers
- Park Access Road — 1 reader
- East Main Street — 1 reader
- Bell Way — 1 reader
- South Seaward Avenue — 1 reader
- Brakey Road — 1 reader
- Father Serra Cross — 1 reader
+ 3 more streets and roads mapped around Ventura — all on the live map above.
Ventura CA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Ventura CA PD runs 23 cameras of its own, has logged 850 plate-database searches, has captured 389,621 vehicle records. Its network connects to 367 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Alameda CA PD, Alameda County CA SO, Albany CA PD, Alhambra CA PD, Amador County CA Sheriff's Office, Anaheim CA PD, Anderson CA PD, Angels Camp CA PD.
Ventura in the Ventura County picture
Ventura County has 233 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,087 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 838,259 residents and 4,767 road miles. By road density that is 0.05 cameras per road mile, in the top 12.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 21 traffic, 3 entrance, 1 street. Operators named on the record: Flock Safety (8), Lowe's (2).
Camera activity around Ventura, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Ventura. Latest change logged Aug 29, 2026.
What’s watching Ventura
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 Ventura — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Ventura (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Ventura
- Thousands of unauthorized Flock queries prompt Ventura to review contract
- On the agenda: Ventura meeting — Flock Safety (Sep 22)
- Cardroom expansion, X Games and license plate readers on Ventura Council's Sept. 22 agenda
- UPDATED: Ventura County license plate reader system data breach
What you can do in Ventura
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.
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Cameras near Ventura
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).