Flock & ALPR Cameras in Washington, District of Columbia
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers in and around Washington — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Washington in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 23:00 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Washington
The readers mapped around Washington break down as 4 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- E Street Northwest — 1 reader
- Ohio Drive Northwest — 1 reader
- Ohio Drive Southwest — 1 reader
- Constitution Avenue Northwest — 1 reader
Washington in the District of Columbia picture
District of Columbia has 78 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,685 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 672,079 residents and 476 road miles. By road density that is 0.16 cameras per road mile, in the top 2.1% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic.
What’s watching Washington
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 Washington — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Washington (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Washington
- New chapter on the network: DeFlock D.C. (Washington, District Of Columbia)
- The Technology 202: Facial recognition gets another look on Capitol Hill today from skeptical lawmakers
What you can do in Washington
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 Washington
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).