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What is inside Downey, by camera type.
Downey: 31 cameras listed or mapped. Nearby: Bell Gardens 20, Paramount 26, Cudahy 1 and Bellflower 34.
Which streets in Downey have cameras?
8 cameras on 3 streets. Tap a street to see it on the map, its cameras in order.
- I-5 5 traffic north of I-605
at Lakewood Blvd
north of Paramount Blvd
at Florence
at Paramount Blvd - I-105 2 traffic at Lakewood
at Bellflower Blvd - I-605 1 traffic at Norwalk Hub at I-605 / I-5
23 plate readers name no street: see them below.
Speed cameras in Downey
None inside Downey. The nearest is on Wilmington Ave (15-5), 4.0 mi outside the boundary.
Red light cameras in Downey
No red light camera program is listed here.
License plate readers in Downey
23 plate readers are on the map inside Downey. 18 carry the Flock Safety tag. 52 more are just outside.
ZIP 90242 has the most plate readers (14), then 90241 (7) and 90240 (2). 14 of the 23 were first mapped in 2026, with 7 in January alone.
Mounted on, where known: 4 on poles, 1 on a street light and 1 on a traffic signal.
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Downey Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downey Near ZIP 90240 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and south (as mapped) | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90240 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90241 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90241 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90241 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90241 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90241 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90241 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90241 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 28, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | May 28, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 28, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 8, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 8, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 8, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and northeast (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east, east-southeast and east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Downey Near ZIP 90242 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
What the plate readers in Downey 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 Downey
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Downey Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 129 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Downey Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 129
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Downey
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Traffic cameras in Downey
8 Caltrans cameras inside Downey, on freeways and state highways. City streets are not covered.
| Route, direction and place | Status | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| I-5 Northbound 3 | ||
| North of I-605 · postmile 7.384 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
| At Lakewood Blvd · postmile 8.355 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
| North of Paramount Blvd · postmile 9.346 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
| I-5 Southbound 2 | ||
| At Florence · postmile 6.8 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
| At Paramount Blvd · postmile 8.90 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
| I-105 Eastbound 2 | ||
| At Lakewood · postmile 15.888 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
| At Bellflower Blvd · postmile 16.691 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
| I-605 Southbound 1 | ||
| At Norwalk Hub at I-605 / I-5 · postmile 9.548 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
Cameras just outside Downey
Just outside the boundary: 52 plate readers and 8 traffic cameras.
- Plate reader · Bell Gardens on the boundary
- Plate reader · Bell Gardens on the boundary
- Plate reader · Bellflower on the boundary
- Plate reader · Bellflower on the boundary
- Traffic camera · I-5 North at Rte 605 150 ft
- Traffic camera · I-105 West at Downey Ave 500 ft
- Traffic camera · I-605 North at Telegraph Rd 0.1 mi
- Traffic camera · I-605 South, north of Firestone Blvd 0.2 mi
The closest 4 of each type. See them all on the map.
Areas near Downey
Also near Downey: Unincorporated Lynwood · Norwalk · South Gate
Camera tickets near Downey
No speed camera program is listed here. The nearest is in Los Angeles: fines and how to respond.
Know when cameras in Downey 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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