Who runs license plate readers in Placer County?
- Active License plate readers
- Agency
- Auburn Police Department
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
- Active License plate readers
- Agency
- Placer County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
- Active License plate readers
- Agency
- Rocklin Police Department
- Vendor
- Rekor (per a 2022 records response)
- Devices
- —
- Active License plate readers
- Agency
- Roseville Police Department
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License plate readers | Auburn Police Department | Flock Safety | Active | — |
| License plate readers | Placer County Sheriff's Office | Flock Safety | Active | — |
| License plate readers | Rocklin Police Department | Rekor (per a 2022 records response) | Active | — |
| License plate readers | Roseville Police Department | Flock Safety | Active | — |
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 248
- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Auburn Police
- How many cameras the department operates, and where they are.
- The department's own agreement with the vendor, its term and its cost.
- The department's response to the grand jury, due August 31, 2026, and the City Council's, due September 28, 2026.
- What the department's access looked like during the period the grand jury describes.
Placer County Sheriff
- The number of cameras in service today and where they are.
- What followed the two-year term in the 2023 agreement, including any renewal or successor agreement.
- The full list of agencies that receive the data, and any out-of-state or federal recipients.
- The Sheriff's response to the grand jury, due August 31, 2026.
Rocklin Police
- The current vendor, camera count and retention period.
- Whether the 2022 no-sharing position still holds.
- The published usage and privacy policy, which we could not find on the city site on this pass.
Roseville Police
- The Flock agreement, the number of cameras and their locations, and the cost.
- Why Roseville sits outside the Sheriff's data sharing, and whether that has changed.
- The department's own audit figures on alert accuracy.
- The council items that approved the program.
What license plate readers are
An automated license plate reader photographs every passing vehicle and records the plate, the time and the place. It does not watch suspects. It logs everyone, and the record is usually kept on a vendor’s servers.
How they work, why agencies buy them, and every county we have documented →
What you can do
Civic action
Show up
This technology is bought and renewed by boards, councils and committees that meet in public. We have not yet confirmed where each of them meets in Placer County.
Go to the Placer County hub →Personal protection
Protect yourself
Practical steps to shrink your personal data trail. Our guides publish at launch; until then, EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense is the best starting point.
Surveillance Self-Defense ↗