Flock & ALPR Cameras in Port Arthur, Texas
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers in and around Port Arthur — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Port Arthur in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 13:17 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Port Arthur
The readers mapped around Port Arthur break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jul 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- 39th Street — 1 reader
- Lewis Drive — 1 reader
- Thomas Boulevard — 1 reader
Port Arthur TX PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Port Arthur TX PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 2 other agencies.
Port Arthur in the Jefferson County picture
Jefferson County has 174 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #271 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 12.6% nationally. That’s across 253,939 residents and 2,033 road miles. By road density that is 0.09 cameras per road mile, in the top 5.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
Camera activity around Port Arthur, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Port Arthur. Latest change logged Aug 27, 2026.
What’s watching Port Arthur
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 Port Arthur — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Port Arthur (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Port Arthur
What you can do in Port Arthur
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 Port Arthur
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).