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Santa Ana has 40 mapped plate readers. 31 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Sep 16, 2025 and Oct 12, 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 Santa Ana: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 92701 has the most (11), then 92703 (5) and 92704 (5).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest and south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92701 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92703 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92704 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Santa Ana Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Santa Ana Police Department | Faces east-southeast and south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92707 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest and southwest (as mapped) | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92707 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast and north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92707 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92707 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92707 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Santa Ana
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 4
- Santa Ana Police Department 2
What the Flock cameras in Santa Ana keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include private operators (4).
- 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 Santa Ana
210 agencies can search reads from the Santa Ana Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 365 days.
Santa Ana Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 210
- Other organizations on its list
- 5
- Keeps each read for
- 365 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 24
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 307
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Santa Ana were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from September 16, 2025 to October 12, 2026. 19 of the 31 were first mapped in 2026, with 5 in October alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Santa Ana: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Santa Ana?
31 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Santa Ana, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Santa Ana?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 92701 has the most (11).
Who runs the plate readers in Santa Ana?
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 Santa Ana use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Orange County Sheriff’s Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 31 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana, 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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