Which way each camera faces
A view cone on every camera with a recorded bearing. Red is Flock Safety, amber is every other brand.
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See every Flock camera on your route.
A map of 143,415 license plate readers across the US, the direction each one faces, and an alert on your iPhone before you drive past one.
143,415US plate readers mapped
95%with a recorded facing direction
0accounts, ads or analytics in the app
What the app does
The web map shows where cameras are. The app tells you while you're driving. It covers Flock Safety and every other plate reader brand, so the other 28,198 US readers from Motorola Solutions, Genetec and the rest are on it too.
An alert before you pass one
Pick a warning distance from 200 m to 1.5 km. It works in the background with your phone in your pocket, and logs every camera you pass, marked “likely captured” when you were in front of the lens.
Who runs it
Tap any camera for its brand, operator and compass bearing.
Flock cameras by state
All 49 states- California21,171
- Texas17,342
- Georgia10,125
- Florida9,635
- Illinois8,067
- Ohio6,924
- New York4,652
- North Carolina3,852
- Pennsylvania3,825
- Indiana3,776
- Michigan3,715
- Tennessee3,641
143,415 plate readers across 49 states, with a page for 1,091 US cities and towns.
Guides
Questions
What is a Flock camera?
A Flock camera is an automatic licence plate reader (ALPR). It photographs every vehicle that passes, reads the plate with OCR, records the make, colour and distinguishing features, and stores a timestamped record that the operating agency can search later. Learn more →
Are Flock camera locations public?
No. Flock Safety publishes no location list, and most agencies are not required to disclose one. What is public is a crowd-sourced map: volunteers record camera positions in OpenStreetMap, which now documents 143,415 US plate readers. Learn more →
How many Flock cameras are there in the US?
The open dataset documents 143,415 plate readers across 49 US states, of which 115,217 are tagged as Flock Safety equipment — about 80%. Worldwide the total is 155,157. Learn more →
Can I tell if a Flock camera photographed my car?
You can estimate it well. Capture depends on the direction the camera faces, not just how close you drove. The app logs every reader you pass and marks the ones where you were inside the field of view as “likely captured”. Learn more →
What does a Flock camera look like?
A small dark rectangular box on a slim pole about four metres up, usually with a solar panel above it and a cylindrical lens aimed at one direction of traffic. Most carry no markings and no warning sign. Learn more →
Who can access Flock camera data?
The operating agency and its authorised users, plus any agency it shares access with. Network-wide lookup can extend that much further. Private operators such as retailers and HOAs run their own cameras under their own policies. Learn more →
How long is licence plate data kept?
Flock Safety's standard retention is 30 days. Agencies can set shorter windows, some states legislate their own limits, and any read attached to an investigation is kept under that agency's evidence rules instead. Learn more →
Does the app track my location?
No. The camera database ships inside the app, your position is compared against it on your phone, and nothing is transmitted. There is no account, no sign-in and no analytics in the app.
Where does the camera data come from?
OpenStreetMap — the ALPR slice that the DeFlock community crowdsources. Every camera was observed from a public road by a volunteer. The data is open under the ODbL, and you can add cameras yourself. Learn more →
Is this app affiliated with Flock Safety?
No. Flock Camera is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Flock Safety, Inc. It documents publicly visible equipment using open community data.
Know before you pass one.
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