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What is inside Bell Gardens, by camera type.
Bell Gardens: 20 cameras listed or mapped. Nearby: Cudahy 1, Bell 16, Commerce 35 and Downey 31.
Speed cameras in Bell Gardens
None inside Bell Gardens. The nearest is on Wilmington Ave (15-5), 4.2 mi outside the boundary.
Red light cameras in Bell Gardens
No red light camera program is listed here.
License plate readers in Bell Gardens
20 plate readers are on the map inside Bell Gardens. 17 carry the Flock Safety tag. 15 more are just outside.
12 of the 20 were first mapped in 2025, with 8 in October alone.
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Bell Gardens Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
License plate readers by maker →
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Bell Gardens Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
What the plate readers in Bell Gardens keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with. In California, a public agency may share only with other public agencies in the state.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. California requires one. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Bell Gardens
The Bell Gardens Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Bell Gardens Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 23
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 117
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Bell Gardens
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Traffic cameras in Bell Gardens
None inside. Nearest: I-710 at Florence Ave., 400 ft outside.
Cameras just outside Bell Gardens
Just outside the boundary: 15 plate readers and 4 traffic cameras.
- Plate reader · Commerce on the boundary
- Plate reader · South Gate 100 ft
- Plate reader · Commerce 200 ft
- Traffic camera · I-710 North at Florence Ave. 400 ft
- Plate reader · Commerce 0.3 mi
- Traffic camera · I-710 North at Firestone Blvd. 0.3 mi
- Traffic camera · I-5 South at Slauson Ave 0.4 mi
- Traffic camera · I-5 North, north of Paramount Blvd 0.4 mi
The closest 4 of each type. See them all on the map.
Areas near Bell Gardens
Red light: some unverified (public records).
Also near Bell Gardens: Maywood · Unincorporated Lynwood · Walnut Park
Camera tickets near Bell Gardens
No speed camera program is listed here. The nearest is in Los Angeles: fines and how to respond.
Know when cameras in Bell Gardens change.
Free email alerts for cameras on your routes that start issuing tickets. One summary email a month.
- In your monthly summary: the day a camera near you starts issuing tickets
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- LADOT: speed camera list, checked Nov 7, 2026
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers (surveillance:type=ALPR), data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Caltrans CWWP2: Districts 6 and 7 camera list, updated daily, last Nov 7, 2026; CC BY
- US Census Bureau places: city boundary, cartographic file 2025 (public domain)
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- California Civil Code §1798.90.51: the use and privacy policy rule for plate readers
- California Civil Code §1798.90.55: the rule on who a public agency may share reads with
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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