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Flock & ALPR Cameras in Siesta Key, Florida

Volunteers have reported 11 automated license plate readers in and around Siesta Key — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.

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Live camera map 11 reported cameras around Siesta Key, Florida

Every dot is a volunteer-reported license plate reader · map data curated by the DeFlock project · refreshed daily Open the full map →

Camera Watch Recently reported near Siesta Key

No new reports near Siesta Key in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:26 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.

Where the cameras are in Siesta Key

The readers mapped around Siesta Key break down as 11 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Jul 2026.

Beach Road — 4 readers
Canal Road — 2 readers
Ocean Boulevard — 1 reader
Tivoli By the Sea beach access — 1 reader
Columbus Boulevard — 1 reader
Midnight Pass Road — 1 reader
Avenida de Mayo — 1 reader

Siesta Key in the Sarasota County picture

Sarasota County has 202 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #625 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 449,011 residents and 3,190 road miles. By road density that is 0.06 cameras per road mile, in the top 9.5% of counties nationally.

Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 11 traffic.

What’s watching Siesta Key

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 Siesta Key — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Siesta Key (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.

The latest around Siesta Key

What you can do in Siesta Key

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 Siesta Key

South Sarasota (6) Gulf Gate Estates (2) Ridge Wood Heights (2) South Gate Ridge (3)

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).