Flock & ALPR Cameras in Carlsbad, New Mexico
Volunteers have reported 13 automated license plate readers in and around Carlsbad — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Carlsbad in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:22 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Carlsbad
The readers mapped around Carlsbad break down as 10 Flock Safety, 3 of unrecorded make. The first camera here was reported in Apr 2024; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- East Greene Street — 3 readers
- West Church Street — 3 readers
- West Bypass Road — 2 readers
- San Jose Boulevard — 1 reader
- National Parks Highway — 1 reader
- South Canal Street — 1 reader
- West Lea Street — 1 reader
- West Mermod Street — 1 reader
Carlsbad NM PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Carlsbad NM PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 3 other agencies.
Carlsbad in the Eddy County picture
Eddy County has 12 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,390 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 61,114 residents and 11,551 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 90.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 13 traffic.
Camera activity around Carlsbad, last 30 days
2 newly reported in our hourly change log for Carlsbad. Latest change logged Aug 24, 2026.
What’s watching Carlsbad
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 Carlsbad — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Carlsbad (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Carlsbad
- On the agenda: Carlsbad, NM City Council Meeting — flock camera (Aug 25)
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Carlsbad, NM
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Carlsbad, NM
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Carlsbad, NM
What you can do in Carlsbad
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 Carlsbad
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).