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What is inside Palos Verdes Estates, by camera type.
Palos Verdes Estates: 20 cameras listed or mapped. Nearby: Westfield/Academy Hills 3, Rolling Hills Estates 35, Rancho Palos Verdes 51 and Rolling Hills 3.
Speed cameras in Palos Verdes Estates
None inside Palos Verdes Estates. The nearest is on Vermont Ave (15-8), 3.5 mi outside the boundary.
Red light cameras in Palos Verdes Estates
No red light camera program is listed here.
License plate readers in Palos Verdes Estates
20 plate readers are on the map inside Palos Verdes Estates. 1 carry the Flock Safety tag. 20 more are just outside.
11 of the 20 were first mapped in 2026, with 6 in March alone.
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Palos Verdes Estates Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 1, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast and northwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east and northwest (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2026 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2026 |
What the plate readers in Palos Verdes Estates 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.
Traffic cameras in Palos Verdes Estates
None inside. Nearest: SR-1 at Hawthorne Blvd, 0.5 mi outside.
Cameras just outside Palos Verdes Estates
Just outside the boundary: 20 plate readers and 1 traffic camera.
- Plate reader · Rancho Palos Verdes on the boundary
- Plate reader · Rancho Palos Verdes on the boundary
- Plate reader · Rancho Palos Verdes on the boundary
- Plate reader · Torrance 0.1 mi
- Traffic camera · SR-1 South at Hawthorne Blvd 0.5 mi
The closest 4 of each type. See them all on the map.
Areas near Palos Verdes Estates
Flock camera pages nearby: Torrance (37)
Also near Palos Verdes Estates: Palos Verdes Peninsula · La Rambla · Torrance
Camera tickets near Palos Verdes Estates
No speed camera program is listed here. The nearest is in Los Angeles: fines and how to respond.
Know when cameras in Palos Verdes Estates change.
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- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
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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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