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What is inside South Pasadena, by camera type.
South Pasadena: 20 cameras listed or mapped. Nearby: Highland Park 2, Alhambra 60, El Sereno 2 and San Marino 42.
Speed cameras in South Pasadena
None inside South Pasadena. The nearest is on Huntington Dr (14-7), 1.1 mi outside the boundary.
Red light cameras in South Pasadena
No red light camera program is listed here.
License plate readers in South Pasadena
20 plate readers are on the map inside South Pasadena. 20 carry the Flock Safety tag. 21 more are just outside.
12 of the 20 were first mapped in 2026, with 11 in March alone.
Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles.
License plate readers across the US →
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: South Pasadena Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 6, 2025 |
| Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 14, 2025 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: South Pasadena Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | May 17, 2025 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: South Pasadena Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2025 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: South Pasadena Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: South Pasadena Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2025 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 10, 2025 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 1, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| South Pasadena Near ZIP 91030 · Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
What the plate readers in South Pasadena keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 5 of 20 say who runs them, most often South Pasadena Police Department (5).
- 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 Pasadena
305 agencies can search reads from the South Pasadena Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 15 days.
South Pasadena Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 305
- Other organizations on its list
- 4
- Keeps each read for
- 15 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 13
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 133
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 Pasadena
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Traffic cameras in South Pasadena
None inside. Nearest: SR-134 at San Rafael Ave, 1.3 mi outside.
Cameras just outside South Pasadena
Just outside the boundary: 21 plate readers.
- Plate reader · San Marino on the boundary
- Plate reader · Alhambra on the boundary
- Plate reader · San Marino 200 ft
- Plate reader · San Marino 500 ft
The closest 4 of each type. See them all on the map.
Areas near South Pasadena
Flock camera pages nearby: Alhambra (55) · San Marino (39) · Pasadena (67) · Glendale (88)
Also near South Pasadena: San Pasqual · Eagle Rock · Pasadena
Camera tickets near South Pasadena
No speed camera program is listed here. The nearest is in Los Angeles: fines and how to respond.
Know when cameras in South Pasadena 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
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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