Flock & ALPR Cameras in Puerto Rico
At least 212 automated license plate readers have been reported across Puerto Rico — the 43rd most-surveilled state in the country by camera count.
Updated Oct 5, 2026 · Live data
212 automated license plate readers have been reported in Puerto Rico as of October 5, 2026, ranking it #43 of 52 states and territories. They are documented in 0 cities and towns across 29 counties.
Source: community-mapped camera data (OpenStreetMap, ODbL) with DeFlock The USA’s permanent history.
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Every one of those 212 cameras photographs the plate of each car that passes it — logging where Puerto Rico 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.
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
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 Puerto Rico, that’s 212 points quietly building a record of residents’ movements. See how the tech works and where your data goes.
How Puerto Rico compares
Puerto Rico ranks #43 of 52 states and territories by reported ALPR cameras — part of a fast-growing national footprint. Nationwide, volunteers have mapped over 142,000 cameras and counting. Nearby by camera count: District of Columbia (153), Rhode Island (313), South Dakota (174), West Virginia (253).
The latest from Puerto Rico
- PIP seeks to ban license plate recognition cameras and other mass surveillance systems in Puerto Rico
- Inside the Puerto Rico Fusion Center: Securing America’s Caribbean Gateway
- Facial recognition tech enables faster cruise ship disembarking in Puerto Rico
- CBP and Royal Caribbean Use Biometric Facial Recognition Technology in Puerto Rico
- SHOTSPOTTER ANNOUNCES THREE-YEAR $4.27 MILLION CONTRACT WITH PUERTO RICO FOR GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGY
On camera in Puerto Rico — each opens right here on DeFlock:
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What you can do in Puerto Rico
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 county in Puerto Rico
29 Puerto Rico 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.