Cameras / California / Berkeley
License plate readers in Berkeley, CA
Volunteers have documented 82 automated license plate readers inside Berkeley. That is the 57th-largest total among the 357 California cities indexed here, and 0.4% of the statewide total. At 7.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 94% of the 2,431 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 98% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 53 on poles and 2 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed November 9, 2026.
82
readers documented
7.9
per square mile
57th
of 357 indexed California cities · 218th of 2,431 nationally
0.4%
of California’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety80 · 98%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 1%
- Leonardo/ELSAG1 · 1%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 76 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Berkeley Police Department (40), California Highway Patrol (CHP) (5), The Home Depot (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (53), street lamp (2)
- Coverage area
- 10.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · California's ALPR statute
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