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Westminster has 29 mapped plate readers. 24 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 19, 2025 and Sep 10, 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 Westminster: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 92683 has the most (22). Mounted on, where known: 8 on traffic signals, 4 on street lights and 3 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Huntington Beach Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Westminster Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Westminster Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Westminster Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Westminster Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast and east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 92683 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 10, 2026 |
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Westminster
Most don't say who runs them.
- Westminster Police Department 4
- Huntington Beach Police Department 1
What the Flock cameras in Westminster 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 Westminster Police Department (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 Westminster
327 agencies can search reads from the Westminster Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Westminster Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 327
- Other organizations on its list
- 6
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 26
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 134
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 Westminster
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Westminster were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 19, 2025 to September 10, 2026. 18 of the 24 were first mapped in 2026, with 5 in June alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Westminster
Flock cameras in Westminster: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Westminster?
24 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Westminster, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Westminster?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 92683 has the most (22).
Who runs the plate readers in Westminster?
Most don't say who runs them, and Westminster Police Department is tagged on 4. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around Westminster use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Westminster Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 24 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Westminster 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 Westminster, 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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