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East Palo Alto has 26 mapped plate readers. 26 carry the Flock Safety tag. 22 of 26 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 2, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long and who can search it.
Flock cameras in East Palo Alto: locations by ZIP code
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Menlo Park Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Palo Alto Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in East Palo Alto
22 of 26 say who runs them.
- East Palo Alto Police Department 17
- Private operators, not named 4
- Menlo Park Police Department 1
What the Flock cameras in East Palo Alto keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 22 of 26 say who runs them, most often East Palo Alto Police Department (17).
- 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 East Palo Alto
289 agencies can search reads from the East Palo Alto Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
East Palo Alto Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 289
- Other organizations on its list
- 3
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 25
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 160
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 East Palo Alto
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in East Palo Alto were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 2, 2025 to October 5, 2026. 23 of the 26 were first mapped in 2025, with 19 in October alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near East Palo Alto
Flock cameras in East Palo Alto: questions
How many Flock cameras are in East Palo Alto?
26 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in East Palo Alto, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in East Palo Alto?
22 of 26 say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around East Palo Alto use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists East Palo Alto Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 26 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in East Palo Alto change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
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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.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in East Palo Alto, CA, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- 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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