Cameras / California / El Monte
License plate readers in El Monte, CA
Volunteers have documented 43 automated license plate readers inside El Monte. That is the 135th-largest total among the 357 California cities indexed here, and 0.2% of the statewide total. At 4.5 per square mile it is more densely covered than 86% of the 2,430 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 93% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed October 31, 2026.
43
readers documented
4.5
per square mile
135th
of 357 indexed California cities · 551st of 2,430 nationally
0.2%
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 Safety40 · 93%
- Genetec2 · 5%
- Unknown1 · 2%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 31 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- El Monte Police Department (11), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (3), The Home Depot (1). All 719 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- wall (2), pole (1)
- Coverage area
- 9.6 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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