Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bemidji, Minnesota
Volunteers have reported 20 automated license plate readers in and around Bemidji — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Bemidji in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Bemidji
The readers mapped around Bemidji break down as 18 Flock Safety, 2 of unrecorded make. Named operators in the reports: Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force, Minnesota State Patrol / Paul Bunyan Task Force, Minnesota State Patrol, BSU Department of Public Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Paul Bunyan Expressway — 4 readers
- Paul Bunyan Drive Northwest — 3 readers
- 30th Street Northwest — 2 readers
- Irvine Avenue Northwest — 2 readers
- Washington Avenue South — 2 readers
- 5th Street Northwest — 1 reader
- 1st Street East — 1 reader
- 15th Street Northwest — 1 reader
- Roosevelt Road Southeast — 1 reader
- Park Avenue Northwest — 1 reader
- State Highway 89 — 1 reader
- Birchmont Drive Northeast — 1 reader
Bemidji in the Beltrami County picture
Beltrami County has 19 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #710 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 46,421 residents and 2,495 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 50.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 20 traffic. Operators named on the record: Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force (7), Minnesota State Patrol / Paul Bunyan Task Force (5), Minnesota State Patrol (4).
Camera activity around Bemidji, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Bemidji. Latest change logged Aug 20, 2026.
What’s watching Bemidji
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 Bemidji — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Bemidji (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Bemidji
What you can do in Bemidji
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 Bemidji
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).