About Flock in Los Angeles
Los Angeles operates one of the nation's largest Flock networks, but California's SB 34 provides some of the country's stronger ALPR protections — requiring a 60-day data retention limit and usage policies. Despite this, advocacy groups have documented California agencies violating the law, including sharing data with federal immigration enforcement.
Primary corridors: 405, 101, 10, 110, Wilshire Blvd, La Cienega, Valley corridors.
Cameras are deployed by a mix of the local police department, county sheriff, and private homeowners associations — all connected to the same law enforcement database. Any officer at any of the 3,000+ agencies on Flock's network can query vehicle movement history with no warrant.
Local News & Stories
California Agencies Caught Sharing Flock Data with ICE Despite State Law Prohibiting It
In 2025, multiple California law enforcement agencies were found to have shared ALPR data with federal immigration enforcement, violating California law that explicitly prohibits this. The EFF documented the violations through public records requests.
San Jose Flock System Challenged in California Constitutional Lawsuit
The EFF filed a lawsuit arguing that San Jose's warrantless searches of Flock ALPR data violate the California Constitution. A judge allowed the case to proceed, creating the possibility of stronger state-level protections than exist at the federal level.
LAPD Expands Flock Deployment Despite Privacy Task Force Recommendations
The LAPD expanded its Flock camera network in 2024 despite recommendations from the city's own privacy task force calling for additional community oversight and limitations on cross-agency data sharing.
Known Camera Corridors
These corridors have the highest confirmed or estimated camera density in the Los Angeles area:
- I-405 entire length
- Wilshire Boulevard corridor
- Valley freeway network
- LAX approach corridors
Camera locations are estimated based on crowdsourced data from DeFlock and community reports. See the full map for individual camera positions.
What Flock Cameras Collect in Los Angeles
Every Flock camera in Los Angeles captures:
- Your license plate number and state
- Vehicle make, model, color, and body type
- Distinguishing features — bumper stickers, roof racks, window stickers, body damage
- Direction of travel and exact timestamp
- GPS coordinates of the camera location
- A photograph of your vehicle
This data is stored for 30+ days and is instantly accessible to over 3,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide — including agencies in other states.
Is It Legal to Avoid These Cameras?
Yes, completely legal. You have an absolute right to choose which roads you drive on. There is no law in California — or any other state — that prohibits planning your route to avoid surveillance cameras. UnFlocked's privacy routing feature helps you exercise this right.
See every camera in Los Angeles
Open the full map to see individual camera locations, click any camera for details, and plan a route that avoids them.
Open Los Angeles Camera Map →