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What is inside Hermosa Beach, by camera type.
Hermosa Beach: 12 cameras listed or mapped. Nearby: Redondo Beach 15, Manhattan Beach 8, Torrance 75 and Lawndale 19.
Which streets in Hermosa Beach have cameras?
1 camera on 1 street. Tap a street to see it on the map, its cameras in order.
- SR-1 1 traffic at Aviation Blvd
11 plate readers name no street: see them below.
Speed cameras in Hermosa Beach
None inside Hermosa Beach. The nearest is on Vista Del Mar (11-6), 5.2 mi outside the boundary.
Red light cameras in Hermosa Beach
No red light camera program is listed here.
License plate readers in Hermosa Beach
11 plate readers are on the map inside Hermosa Beach. 10 carry the Flock Safety tag. 7 more are just outside.
9 of the 11 were first mapped in 2026, with 4 in August alone.
Mounted on, where known: 3 on street lights and 2 on traffic signals.
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Hermosa Beach Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 31, 2026 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east and east (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Hermosa Beach Near ZIP 90254 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
What the plate readers in Hermosa Beach 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 Hermosa Beach
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Hermosa Beach 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 132 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Hermosa Beach Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 132
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 Hermosa Beach
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Traffic cameras in Hermosa Beach
1 Caltrans camera inside Hermosa Beach, on freeways and state highways. City streets are not covered.
| Route, direction and place | Status | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| SR-1 Southbound 1 | ||
| At Aviation Blvd · postmile 21.186 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
Cameras just outside Hermosa Beach
Just outside the boundary: 7 plate readers.
- Plate reader · Manhattan Beach 100 ft
- Plate reader · Redondo Beach 250 ft
- Plate reader · Redondo Beach 500 ft
- Plate reader · Redondo Beach 500 ft
The closest 4 of each type. See them all on the map.
Areas near Hermosa Beach
Flock camera pages nearby: Torrance (37) · El Segundo (15)
Also near Hermosa Beach: Wiseburn · Unincorporated Hawthorne · El Segundo
Camera tickets near Hermosa Beach
No speed camera program is listed here. The nearest is in Los Angeles: fines and how to respond.
Know when cameras in Hermosa Beach 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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