Auburn ME
License-plate cameras reported in and around Auburn, ME, local decisions with a source for every item, and what you can do. We haven't independently verified these reports. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.
Snapshot · 2026-10-12
18
reported cameras within 5 mi of the city center
Active ALPR nodes on OpenStreetMap, from our daily snapshot. Radius sized to the city's land area.
Population
25,200
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.
Per 10,000 residents
7.1
A rough ratio: the camera radius doesn't match city limits, and cameras near the center can sit in neighboring towns.
Trend: our daily history for Auburn, ME starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.
Live map & nearest cameras
Documented actions
Aug 2026 · CAMERAS REMOVED
Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Flock cameras are being removed from Auburn, Maine, even as a separate initiative to ban them continues to move forward.
Nearby communities that acted
South Portland, ME
Cameras removed · Jun 2026 · 31 mi away
Fryeburg, ME
Proposal rejected · Aug 2026 · 36 mi away
As reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker.
Contract, renewal & spending
- Vendor contract on file
- Unknown
- Renewal date
- Unknown
- Spending
- Unknown
We haven't reviewed a primary source (contract, invoice, or council record) for these. A records request is the way to get them, and we'll add what you send us.
Maine ALPR law
29-A MRSA § 2117-A
Prohibits the use of ALPR systems except by identified state and local governmental entities for certain public safety purposes, including protecting public safety and transportation infrastructure, commercial motor vehicle screening and inspection, and conducting criminal investigations and ensuring compliance with local, state and federal law. Authorized users may only use an ALPR system for official and legitimate purposes of the user’s employer. Provides that data collected is confidential and may be used only for law enforcement purposes. Authorizes, but does not require release of aggregate data and summary reporting. Data not considered intelligence or investigative record information, or data collected for commercial motor vehicle screening, cannot be stored for more than 21 days. Violation of this section is a class E crime.
Summary quoted from NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.
What you can do in Auburn
- Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Maine.)
- Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for Auburn).
- Track a drive from Auburn to see how many reported cameras your commute passes.
- Fix the map: report missing cameras, or use "Report a fix" on a wrong pin.
Look it up elsewhere
Other independent projects hold records we don't. We link to them rather than copy their data.
EFF Atlas of Surveillance ↗
Agency-level records of surveillance tech near Auburn, ME. Search runs on EFF's site.
Have I Been Flocked? ↗
Search published Flock audit logs (who searched, and why) by plate or agency.
Eyes On Flock ↗
Aggregated data from agencies’ public Flock transparency portals. Look for agencies in Maine.
DeFlock map ↗
The crowdsourced camera map our counts come from. Add or fix cameras here.
Nearby city files
Lewiston, ME
18 reported within 4 mi · 4 mi away
Westbrook, ME
0 reported within 3 mi · 26 mi away
Portland, ME
0 reported within 4 mi · 31 mi away
South Portland, ME
9 reported within 3 mi · 31 mi away
Fryeburg, ME
0 reported within 3 mi · 36 mi away
Biddeford, ME
0 reported within 4 mi · 45 mi away
Sanford, ME
0 reported within 5 mi · 52 mi away
Rochester, NH
2 reported within 5 mi · 65 mi away