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South Portland ME

License-plate cameras reported in and around South Portland, 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

9

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

26,994

U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.

Per 10,000 residents

3.3

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 South Portland, ME starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.

Live map & nearest cameras

Counting reported cameras within 3 miles of South Portland, ME…

Documented actions

  1. Jun 2026 · CAMERAS REMOVED

    Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: South Portland is removing its Flock surveillance cameras amid privacy concerns and a statewide push to ban them.

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.

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 South Portland

  1. Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Maine.)
  2. Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for South Portland).
  3. Track a drive from South Portland 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.

Nearby city files