Cameras / California / Watsonville
License plate readers in Watsonville, CA
Volunteers have documented 48 automated license plate readers inside Watsonville. That is the 120th-largest total among the 353 California cities indexed here, and 0.2% of the statewide total. At 7.1 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 The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 25 on poles and 2 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
48
readers documented
7.1
per square mile
120th
of 353 indexed California cities · 456th of 2,395 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.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 48 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Watsonville Police Department (19), The Home Depot (4). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (25), traffic signal (2)
- Coverage area
- 6.8 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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