Flock & ALPR Cameras in Vancouver, Washington
Volunteers have reported 7 automated license plate readers in and around Vancouver — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Vancouver in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 23:02 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Vancouver
The readers mapped around Vancouver break down as 4 Flock Safety, 3 of unrecorded make. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2024; the most recent in Feb 2026.
- East 1st Street — 3 readers
- Southeast Columbia Way — 2 readers
- Southeast Columbia River Drive — 1 reader
- Columbia House Boulevard — 1 reader
Vancouver in the Clark County picture
Clark County has 41 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,851 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 510,516 residents and 2,722 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 34.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic.
What’s watching Vancouver
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 Vancouver — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Vancouver (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Vancouver
- PHOTOS: Thousands of Vancouver Islanders flock for gander at 116th fall fair
- Flock Safety cameras haven’t arrived on Vancouver Island despite claims
- Vancouver Police arrest prohibited driver following ALPR alert
- Vancouver flights: Video of new option for faster boarding
What you can do in Vancouver
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 Vancouver
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).