Flock & ALPR Cameras in Oregon
At least 543 automated license plate readers have been reported across Oregon — the 37th most-surveilled state in the country by camera count.
Updated Oct 6, 2026 · Live data
543 automated license plate readers have been reported in Oregon as of October 6, 2026, ranking it #37 of 52 states and territories. They are documented in 84 cities and towns across 21 counties. 68 percent are Flock Safety cameras.
153 cameras were added to the Oregon map in the last 30 days and 103 were removed. The most recent camera was reported on September 11, 2026. Medford (41) has the most, followed by Lents (31) and Sutherlin (31).
16 operators are named in the records, including Sutherlin Police Department, Lowe's, The Home Depot. Source: community-mapped camera data (OpenStreetMap, ODbL) with DeFlock The USA’s permanent history.
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Every one of those 543 cameras photographs the plate of each car that passes it — logging where Oregon drivers go, when, and how often, whether or not anyone is suspected of a crime. Here’s what that means, and what you can do about it.
On the agenda: Albany Agenda Packet — Flock Camera (Oct 7)
Wednesday, October 7 — today · The full record → · Read the agenda ↗
- Sep 17, 2026 In the minutes: Sunriver SSD 9.17.2026 Mtg Packet.pdf, Flock Camera (Sep 17)
- Sep 14, 2026 On the agenda: Forest Grove City Council Meeting — License plate reader (Sep 14)
- Sep 8, 2026 On the agenda: Eugene meeting — Flock camera (Sep 8)
- Sep 8, 2026 City of Eugene — Civilian Review Board Sep 8, 2026
Every record for this area on the Docket → · nothing is ever deleted.
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 3 License plate reader newly reported
- Oct 1 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 12 new license plate readers just reported around Hillsboro, OR. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Hillsboro
📷 Milwaukie, OR just got its first reported license plate readers. Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map. #ALPR #Surveillance #Milwaukie
📷 6 new license plate readers just reported around Keizer, OR. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Keizer
What these cameras actually do
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) like those sold by Flock Safety aren’t normal traffic cameras. Each one reads every passing plate, stamps it with a time and location, and stores it in a searchable database — often shared across agencies. Across Oregon, that’s 543 points quietly building a record of residents’ movements. See how the tech works and where your data goes.
How Oregon compares
Oregon ranks #37 of 52 states and territories by reported ALPR cameras — part of a fast-growing national footprint. Nationwide, volunteers have mapped over 143,000 cameras and counting. Nearby by camera count: Delaware (467), Idaho (470), Iowa (918), Nebraska (602).
The latest from Oregon
- Oregon lawmakers will pursue ban on AI license plate reader cameras
- 'A weapon of mass inspection': Oregon lawmakers push to ban Flock and similar cameras
- Wyden Calls Flock Cameras a Weapon of Mass Inspection, Backs Oregon Ban Push
- Calling Flock a ‘weapon of mass inspection,’ Wyden backs Oregon ban effort
- Oregon's Wyden calls Flock cameras weaponization of surveillance
On camera in Oregon — each opens right here on DeFlock:
The conversation about Oregon:
DeFlock The USA@deflocktheusa.bsky.socialBluesky📷 12 new license plate readers just reported around Hillsboro, OR. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Hillsboro3 weeks ago★ Our signalDeFlock The USA@deflocktheusaBluesky📷 Milwaukie, OR just got its first reported license plate readers. Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map. #ALPR #Surveillance #Milwaukie4 weeks ago★ Our signalDeFlock The USA@deflocktheusaMastodon📷 6 new license plate readers just reported around Keizer, OR. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Keizer4 weeks ago
Andrew Lilley Brinker@alilleybrinker.comBlueskyActual dragnet. Yes, they include ALPR functionality, but they also analyze and store make, model, and distinctive features of vehicles. Collected data is then stored, checked against "hit lists" from law enforcement, and can be arbitrarily queried after…2 months ago
Passing Strange At Present@chimaera.bsky.socialBlueskyThey are still yanking good people off the street and sending them to be tortured and killed. Here in Eugene & Springfield. Across the country. Please do what you can to fight back. Find out what's happening in…2 months ago
Dr.DreadPirate@pnwdreadpirate.bsky.socialBluesky💥My red county canceling its flock contract💥 Let's go, Southern Oregon! medfordalert.com/2026/08/12/f...2 months agoAll surveillance news → · All video & feeds →
What you can do in Oregon
You don’t have to accept it — and you don’t have to be anti-safety to demand accountability. File a public records request to learn your town’s retention and data-sharing policy, speak up at a city-council meeting, and see the full playbook on our Take Action page.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Flock & ALPR cameras by city in Oregon
We track 88 Oregon cities and towns with reported cameras — each with its own local report:
Flock & ALPR cameras by county in Oregon
21 Oregon counties have at least one reported camera. Tap any county for its full local report.
Counts come from the open-source DeFlock project’s volunteer reports and update as new cameras are mapped. A county not listed has no reported cameras yet — not necessarily none. Spot one? Report it.