Flock & ALPR Cameras in North Oaks, Minnesota
Volunteers have reported 7 automated license plate readers in and around North Oaks — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near North Oaks in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 02:14 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in North Oaks
The readers mapped around North Oaks break down as 7 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2025; the most recent in Jan 2026.
- East Oaks Road — 2 readers
- Osprey Court — 1 reader
- Phoebe Lane — 1 reader
- Kestrel Court — 1 reader
- Spring Farm Road — 1 reader
- Hill Farm Road — 1 reader
North Oaks in the Ramsey County picture
Ramsey County has 81 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,569 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 544,438 residents and 1,278 road miles. By road density that is 0.06 cameras per road mile, in the top 9.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 6 traffic.
What’s watching North Oaks
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 North Oaks — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to North Oaks (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around North Oaks
- On the agenda: North Oaks meeting — ALPR (Jun 11)
- On the agenda: North Oaks meeting — License Plate Reader (Apr 30)
- In the minutes: North Oaks meeting, License Plate reader (Mar 25)
- On the agenda: North Oaks meeting — License Plate Reader (Feb 26)
What you can do in North Oaks
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 North Oaks
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).