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What is inside South Gate, by camera type.
South Gate: 16 cameras listed or mapped. Nearby: Cudahy 1, Lynwood 10, Bell 16 and Bell Gardens 20.
Which streets in South Gate have cameras?
1 camera on 1 street. Tap a street to see it on the map, its cameras in order.
- I-710 1 traffic at Firestone Blvd.
15 plate readers name no street: see them below.
Speed cameras in South Gate
None inside South Gate. The nearest is on Wilmington Ave (15-5), 0.8 mi outside the boundary.
Red light cameras in South Gate
No red light camera program is listed here.
License plate readers in South Gate
15 plate readers are on the map inside South Gate. 13 carry the Flock Safety tag. 21 more are just outside.
9 of the 15 were first mapped in 2026, with 5 in July alone.
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists South Gate Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
License plate readers across the US →
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Gate Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2025 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast and east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 14, 2026 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| South Gate Near ZIP 90280 · Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
What the plate readers in South Gate 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 South Gate
The South Gate Police Department’s portal lists no agency that can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
South Gate Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 0
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 2
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 3
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 South Gate
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Traffic cameras in South Gate
1 Caltrans camera inside South Gate, on freeways and state highways. City streets are not covered.
| Route, direction and place | Status | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| I-710 Northbound 1 | ||
| At Firestone Blvd. · postmile 18.456 | In service | Road picture ↗ |
Cameras just outside South Gate
Just outside the boundary: 21 plate readers and 5 traffic cameras.
- Plate reader · Downey on the boundary
- Plate reader · Lynwood 100 ft
- Plate reader · Lynwood 150 ft
- Plate reader · Bell Gardens 150 ft
- Traffic camera · I-710 South at Southbound I-710 Imperial Hwy 300 ft
- Traffic camera · I-105 East at Garfield Ave 450 ft
- Traffic camera · I-710 North, north of I-105 0.2 mi
- Traffic camera · I-105 West at Downey Ave 0.4 mi
The closest 4 of each type. See them all on the map.
Areas near South Gate
Speed camera pages nearby: Watts (3)
Also near South Gate: Unincorporated Lynwood · Walnut Park · Watts
Camera tickets near South Gate
No speed camera program is listed here. The nearest is in Los Angeles: fines and how to respond.
Know when cameras in South Gate 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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