Flock & ALPR Cameras in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Volunteers have reported 23 automated license plate readers in and around Saint Paul — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 27 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 16 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 9 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 9 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
Where the cameras are in Saint Paul
The readers mapped around Saint Paul break down as 15 Flock Safety, 6 Genetec. The first camera here was reported in May 2025; the most recent in Sep 2026.
- University Avenue West — 4 readers
- Rice Street — 3 readers
- East 12th Street — 3 readers
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail — 3 readers
- Rondo Avenue — 1 reader
- Smith Avenue South — 1 reader
- East 6th Street — 1 reader
- University Avenue East — 1 reader
- Jackson Street — 1 reader
- Saint Anthony Avenue — 1 reader
- Maryland Avenue East — 1 reader
- Mendota Circle — 1 reader
Saint Paul 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 16 traffic.
Camera activity around Saint Paul, last 30 days
7 newly reported, 4 removed in our hourly change log for Saint Paul. Latest change logged Sep 9, 2026.
What’s watching Saint Paul
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 Saint Paul — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Saint Paul (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Saint Paul
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Saint Paul, MN
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Saint Paul, MN
- On the agenda: Saint Paul City Council — Flock Safety (Aug 26)
- MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Lawmakers Plan Renewed Push for License-Plate Camera Regulations in 2027 SAINT PAUL, MN (August 23, 2026)
What you can do in Saint Paul
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 Saint Paul
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).