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The cameras watching the road, mapped street by street.

Explore 144,532 documented license plate readers across the country, starting with 116,160 Flock Safety cameras. Every camera links to its source.

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Los Angeles County, CA3,616 camerasCook County, IL2,450 camerasFulton County, GA1,465 camerasMaricopa County, AZ1,436 camerasTexas · 17,331 mappedHarris County, TX4,155 mapped camerasOpen the state →
Most mappedHarris County, TX4,155 mapped camerasClusterLos Angeles County, CA3,616 mapped camerasClusterCook County, IL2,450 mapped camerasClusterFulton County, GA1,465 mapped camerasFlock Safety116,160 camerasmade by Flock, mapped so farKentucky1,949 camerasmapped across the state

Each glowing dot is a group of mapped cameras. The busiest counties are labeled. A dot is a documented camera location, not proof it is operating today.

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144,532 mapped cameras

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50 m from the route counts

144,532mapped camerasEach one linked to its source
116,160Flock Safety camerasManufacturer named by the source
28,372other plate readersOther or unlisted vendors
51states and D.C.With at least one mapped camera
2,334countiesWith at least one mapped camera
45news storiesMisuse, votes, vandalism
The national picture

Plate readers are everywhere, and mostly unmapped.

These counts are cameras volunteers and public records have documented so far. They show where cameras are known, not where they are not. An empty county does not mean an unwatched one.

Where the cameras cluster

The ten counties with the most mapped cameras.

  1. Harris County, TX4,155
  2. Los Angeles County, CA3,616
  3. Cook County, IL2,450
  4. Riverside County, CA2,385
  5. Dallas County, TX1,716
  6. San Bernardino County, CA1,631
  7. San Diego County, CA1,480
  8. Alameda County, CA1,472
  9. Fulton County, GA1,465
  10. Orange County, CA1,460

Mapped camera points grouped by Census county. Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, snapshot October 23, 2026.

State by state

The ten states with the most mapped cameras.

  1. California21,162
  2. Texas17,331
  3. Georgia10,166
  4. Florida9,509
  5. Illinois7,585
  6. Ohio6,908
  7. New York4,598
  8. Pennsylvania3,946
  9. North Carolina3,859
  10. Indiana3,758

Higher counts often mean more mapping volunteers, not only more cameras.

In the news

The stories behind the cameras.

All stories
Southgate votes 3-2 to cover its Flock camerasLINK nky · Southgate, KYNKY city to hold special meeting on usage of Flock cameras in communityLocal 12 WKRC · Southgate, KYWKYT Fact✓Check: Lexington mayoral candidates spar over Flock camerasWKYT · Lexington, KYExcelsior Springs city council votes to terminate Flock contractKCTV5 · Excelsior Springs, MOCop Fired for Letting Her ICE Agent Husband Use Her Flock LoginGizmodo · Savannah, GAHow Flock Safety broke into Northern KentuckyWVXU · Northern KentuckyOne faces stalking charge; another accused of tracking ex-wife's car more than 950 timesWDBJ7 · Indianapolis, INClark County Sheriff's Office drops Flock Safety cameras citing privacy concernsWSAW · Clark County, WI
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Every state has its own map. Zoom in and the map switches to aerial imagery; open any camera to see it in Street View.

Home state

Kentucky.

Flock Safety and other plate readers mapped across the state, county by county.

1,949mapped cameras
71counties with cameras
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Largest collection

California.

Flock Safety and other plate readers mapped across the state, county by county.

21,162mapped cameras
54counties with cameras
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Largest collection

Texas.

Flock Safety and other plate readers mapped across the state, county by county.

17,331mapped cameras
241counties with cameras
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Largest collection

Georgia.

Flock Safety and other plate readers mapped across the state, county by county.

10,166mapped cameras
146counties with cameras
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