Cameras / California / El Centro
License plate readers in El Centro, CA
Volunteers have documented 87 automated license plate readers inside El Centro. That is the 43rd-largest total among the 353 California cities indexed here, and 0.4% of the statewide total. At 7.2 per square mile it is more densely covered than 93% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 98% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's and The Home Depot.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 15, 2026.
87
readers documented
7.2
per square mile
43rd
of 353 indexed California cities · 180th of 2,395 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.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 77 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- El Centro Police Department (65), Lowe's (3), The Home Depot (3). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (8), street lamp (4), traffic signal (4)
- Coverage area
- 12.1 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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