Flock & ALPR Cameras in El Paso County, Texas
Volunteers have reported 265 automated license plate readers across El Paso County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How El Paso County compares nationally
El Paso County ranks #1,391 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 866,275 residents and 3,261 miles of county roads — 1.9624 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching El Paso County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside El Paso County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around El Paso
- On the agenda: El Paso City Council — Flock Safety (Oct 13)
- On the agenda: El Paso City Council — Flock Safety (Sep 15)
- El Paso, TX: Paused
- Is it legal to drive in Texas with only one license plate?
What you can do in El Paso
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.