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Crystal MN

License-plate cameras reported in and around Crystal, MN, 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

43

reported cameras within 3 mi of the city center

Active ALPR nodes on OpenStreetMap, from our daily snapshot. Radius sized to the city's land area.

Population

22,082

U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.

Per 10,000 residents

19.5

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 Crystal, MN starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.

Live map & nearest cameras

Counting reported cameras within 3 miles of Crystal, MN…

Documented actions

  1. Sep 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: FOX 9 reported September 9, 2026 that Crystal Police Chief Brian Hubbard said the department is ending Flock entirely. All six cameras were physically removed and are being returned. The department also turned off data sharing with other agencies for the remaining retention period. CBS Minnesota reported the same decis

Nearby communities that acted

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.

Minnesota ALPR law

§13.82; § 13.824; § 626.8472

Limits the data that can be collected by ALPRs (plate number, date, time, location and pictures of plates, vehicles and surrounding areas), requires data destruction within 60 days unless related to an active investigation, prohibits a central state repository, restricts data sharing, mandates public logs and biennial audits, and establishes procedures for authorizing access to the data. ALPRs must not be used to monitor or track an individual who is the subject of an active criminal investigation unless authorized by a warrant issued upon probable cause, or exigent circumstances to justify the use. Requires reporting use as part of arrest data. The chief law enforcement officer of every state and local law enforcement agency that maintains an ALPR shall establish and enforce a written policy governing use of the reader. The use of an ALPR without adoption of a written policy under this section is prohibited. At a minimum, the policies and procedures must incorporate the requirements of section 13.824, and the employee discipline standards for unauthorized access to data contained in section 13.09.

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 Crystal

  1. Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Minnesota.)
  2. Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for Crystal).
  3. Track a drive from Crystal to see how many reported cameras your commute passes.
  4. 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.

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