Flock & ALPR Cameras in Arlington, Washington
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers in and around Arlington — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Arlington in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 9, 03:13 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Arlington
The readers mapped around Arlington break down as 6 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Aug 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- East Burke Avenue — 2 readers
- Tveit Road — 2 readers
- State Route 9 — 1 reader
- 74th Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
Arlington WA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Arlington WA PD runs 26 cameras of its own, has logged 89 plate-database searches, has captured 256,338 vehicle records. Its network connects to 81 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Arlington in the Snohomish County picture
Snohomish County has 294 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #879 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 834,648 residents and 4,750 road miles. By road density that is 0.06 cameras per road mile, in the top 9.7% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic.
What’s watching Arlington
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 Arlington — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Arlington (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Arlington
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Arlington, WA
- Arlington ends use of Flock cameras after public outcry – NBC4 Washington
- Privacy concerns raised due to Flock cameras in Arlington – NBC4 Washington
What you can do in Arlington
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Arlington
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).