Flock & ALPR Cameras in Blaine, Minnesota
Volunteers have reported 19 automated license plate readers in and around Blaine — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Blaine in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 13:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Blaine
The readers mapped around Blaine break down as 18 Flock Safety, 1 of unrecorded make. Named operators in the reports: Lowes, Blaine PD. The first camera here was reported in May 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- 109th Avenue Northeast — 5 readers
- Ulysses Lane Northeast — 3 readers
- 117th Avenue Northeast — 2 readers
- Main Street Northeast — 2 readers
- Central Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
- 103rd Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
- 105th Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
- Radisson Road Northeast — 1 reader
- 101st Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
- University Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
- 113th Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
Blaine MN PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Blaine MN PD runs 31 cameras of its own, has logged 67 plate-database searches, has captured 549,842 vehicle records. Its network connects to 83 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Aitkin County MN SO, Alexandria MN PD, Anoka County MN SO, Anoka MN PD, Becker County MN SO, Belle Plaine MN PD, Brooklyn Park MN PD, Champlin MN PD.
Blaine in the Anoka County picture
Anoka County has 137 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #810 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 367,095 residents and 2,400 road miles. By road density that is 0.06 cameras per road mile, in the top 10.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 17 traffic. Operators named on the record: Lowes (2), Blaine PD (2).
What’s watching Blaine
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 Blaine — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Blaine (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Blaine
- In the minutes: Blaine City Council Workshop Meeting, license plate reader (Sep 9)
- On the agenda: Blaine City Council Workshop Meeting — license plate reader (Aug 10)
What you can do in Blaine
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 Blaine
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).