Is there a map of Flock cameras in my city? How to check in two minutes

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Yes. Flock does not publish a map, but volunteers report cameras to OpenStreetMap and free maps built on that data cover the whole US. Search your city on DeFlock or flockcameralocations.com, then check a second map. A missing pin means nobody reported a camera, not that none exists.

Check your city in four steps

Open a free map, type your city or ZIP code, and zoom to your street. Each pin is a license plate reader that a volunteer photographed from a public road. Click a pin to see the operator or maker when it is known.

Then open a second map and compare the same block. The maps share one volunteer data source, so they agree on most pins, but they refresh on different schedules. If a camera is missing from both, report it on OpenStreetMap and it will flow into the maps.

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Which map covers your city

No Flock map is official. Flock Camera Locations says so on its own FAQ: Flock Safety does not publish a public map, and the pins come from volunteer work on OpenStreetMap. The counts below are each site's own claim on the date shown.

Flock Camera Locations also says about 77% of the cameras on its map are tagged as Flock devices, and the rest are readers from other makers. The Atlas of Surveillance answers a different question: which police agency uses which technology, not where the pole stands.

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Where to look up cameras in a city, from each site's own page, October 24, 2026
MapWhat it showsClaimed size
DeFlock (deflock.org)Volunteer-mapped plate readers, free web map and apps143,926 mapped
Flock Camera LocationsLive map by state and city, free150,071 tracked
Peripheri (iPhone app)Flock plus other camera types, alerts on device165,000+ cameras, per its site
Atlas of Surveillance (EFF)Which agencies use ALPRs, by placeDatabase, no pole-level pins
FlockDetourFree map plus dated city pages with the source of each recordSee each city page

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What a city map cannot tell you

Coverage is strongest in big metro areas and thinner in small towns. Mobile readers on patrol cars do not sit on a pole, so they never appear. Cameras in private lots and neighborhoods get mapped only when someone walks by and reports them.

For a clearer answer about your own city, ask the police department which vendors it uses, or file a public records request for the contract. No map lists every camera, and none of these tools can promise a route that avoids all of them. Mobile and unmapped readers never show up on any of them.

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Questions people ask

Is there an official map of Flock cameras?
No. Flock Camera Locations states on its site that Flock Safety does not publish a public map.
Where do the camera pins come from?
Volunteers who photograph readers from public roads and add them to OpenStreetMap. DeFlock, Flock Camera Locations and others draw on that data.
Why is a camera I know about missing?
Maps show only reported cameras. Coverage is better in large metros, and you can add a missing camera on OpenStreetMap.
Are all the pins Flock cameras?
No. Flock Camera Locations says about 77% on its map are tagged Flock. The rest come from other makers.
Does the map show cameras on patrol cars?
No. Fixed readers appear. Mobile readers move, so no pin marks them.
Is a city with no pins free of cameras?
Not necessarily. It may mean nobody has mapped it yet.

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