Arizona ALPR Observatory

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You on the Road

2,338 automated license plate readers are watching Arizona drivers right now.

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The Scale

How Arizona Compares

Rankings

City Camera Leaderboard

These cities have the most ALPR cameras in Arizona. Is yours on the list?

What They Don't Want You to Know

4 Arizona Cities Share ALPR Data
Directly with ICE

Despite local policies claiming otherwise, public records reveal that Yuma, Nogales, Sierra Vista, and Tucson have shared license plate data with federal immigration enforcement — in some cases without warrants or oversight.

Yuma

365-day retention · Shares with CBP · No public policy

Nogales

365-day retention · Border town · No policy

Sierra Vista

60-day retention · ICE access · No policy

Tucson

90-day retention · Regional sharing · No policy

Real Impact

When ALPRs Get It Wrong

These aren't hypothetical. Here's what happens when automated surveillance targets innocent people.

"A Denver woman had to prove her innocence after incompetent detectives relied on Flock cameras to pin a $25 package theft on her."
Denverite, Oct 2025
"San Francisco woman pulled out of car at gunpoint because of an ALPR error — the camera misread her plate."
ACLU
"A Texas cop searched Flock cameras nationwide for a woman who had an abortion — tracking her across state lines."
404 Media
"A police officer used Flock Safety ALPRs to stalk his estranged wife in Kechi, Kansas."
KWCH
Myth vs. Fact

What ALPR Companies Won't Tell You

"ALPRs only track stolen cars and wanted criminals."
False. ALPRs scan every vehicle that passes — over 99.7% of plates are not on any hot list. Your location is stored regardless.
EFF Analysis of Oakland ALPR Data
"ALPRs reduce crime."
No independent study has found a statistically significant reduction in crime from ALPRs. The only studies claiming otherwise were funded by ALPR manufacturers.
Journal of Experimental Criminology
"Flock's transparency portal shows who has access to your data."
Boulder's portal showed ~90 agencies. A FOIA request revealed over 6,000 agencies actually had access. Portals are cherry-picked.
MuckRock FOIA Request
"ALPR data is secure."
Flock logins were found for sale on Russian hacking forums in 2025. Flock doesn't require multi-factor authentication, violating industry standards.
404 Media
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