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El Monte has 43 mapped plate readers. 40 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 7, 2025 and Oct 30, 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 El Monte: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 91731 has the most (21), then 91732 (19).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple City Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Temple City Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 13, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 21, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 10, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91731 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: El Monte Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 27, 2025 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| El Monte Near ZIP 91732 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in El Monte
Most don't say who runs them.
- El Monte Police Department 11
- Private operators, not named 1
What the Flock cameras in El Monte keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 12 of 40 say who runs them, most often El Monte Police Department (11).
- 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 El Monte
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the El Monte 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 140 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
El Monte Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 140
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 El Monte
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in El Monte were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 7, 2025 to October 30, 2026. 28 of the 40 were first mapped in 2025, with 18 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in El Monte: questions
How many Flock cameras are in El Monte?
40 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in El Monte, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in El Monte?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 91731 has the most (21).
Who runs the plate readers in El Monte?
Most don't 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 El Monte use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists El Monte Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 40 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in El Monte 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
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.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in El Monte, 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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