Watsonville: There are a total of 37 Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras installed for a population smaller than the City of Santa Cruz. Watsonville Council approved adding an additional 17 to the prior 20 cameras at the September 2025 Council meeting. Some of them are located at:
Main Street and Freedom Boulevard (ironic)
Loma Prieta/Pennsylvania at Holly and Willow Creek
Clustered around the Pajaro River at Porter Drive and San Juan Road
Landis and Freedom; Airport and Freedom Blvd.
East Lake near College
East Lake Avenue at Bridge St.
Highway 1 and Main Street
Ohlone Parkway near the train tracks
Clustered at South Green Valley and Main St.
Capitola: There are 10 city-leased cameras within Capitola city limits on the DeFlock.me map. Nine are:
Two on 38th in Capitola (near the train tracks and at Brommer)
Park Ave (near Highway 1 offramp)
Bay Ave (near Highway 1 offramp)
41st Ave by the 76 Station near intersection with Gross Rd.
41st Ave and Nova Dr (near In-Shape)
Capitola Rd and Lotman Dr.
Cliff Dr just east of where Opal Cliffs / Portola ends and name changes to Cliff Dr
In the village, on Monterey Ave at Capitola Ave.
Notes: Home Depot has a separate agreement with Flock on their own, with a staggering three Flock cameras just in the their 41st Avenue parking lot. The Home Depot cameras do not count towards the Capitola or Watsonville city-leased Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) totals as they are technically on private property, and they are not government-administered. Home Depot like Lowe's does this nationwide and is another entity to keep an eye on.
Highway 1 and 17 ALPR Cameras: Flock, Bosch, and other ALPR vendor cameras licensed by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) are visible on the Deflock.me along Santa Cruz County's Highways 1 and 17.
UCSC: Genentec brand Automated License Plate Reader (ALPRs)
Santa Cruz: We have successfully gotten Flock out of the City of Santa Cruz! All cameras in city limits are down as of March 13th, 2026.
To find Flock and other Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras in your community, see the crowd-sourced map at DeFlock.Me. Note: it does not include every camera location. Please add any additional ALPR cameras you are aware of. Thanks to all those who have been reporting ALPRs and helping to complete the map!