Flock Cameras in the United States
Reported OpenStreetMap locations, cited documents, and news. Not an official Flock map.
Ask Gab AI about Flock Safety camerasMethodology. Flock-tagged counts are OpenStreetMap nodes with surveillance:type=ALPR and a Flock manufacturer/brand/wikidata tag. Import time is shown on each figure. Atlas rows appear only after an EFF CSV import. Press figures are labeled as press, never mixed into OSM totals. Per-100,000 figures use Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates (NST-EST2025) as of 2025-07-01. Correct a pin on OpenStreetMap; Alto reimports.
What Flock and the press report
These are not Alto measurements. They are labeled citations.
Cameras (vendor / press)
more than 120,000
Stateline, citing Flock · as of 2026-08-14
Flock’s own figure as reported by Stateline. Not counted from OpenStreetMap.
Cancellations / suspensions / rejections in 2026 (press)
more than 50 agencies or communities
Stateline, citing DeFlock · as of 2026-08-14
DeFlock’s tally as reported by Stateline — not Alto’s tracker count.
States
Every state page exists. A zero means no tagged nodes in the last import — not “no cameras.”
Flock Safety sells automated license plate readers and related public-safety software to police, HOAs, businesses, and others. There is no official public map of every camera. Alto’s Flock desk puts reported OpenStreetMap locations next to news and documents that are already public — and labels every number with a source and a date.
A pin on the map is a community-reported pole, not proof that a camera is recording or that a city currently has a contract. Counts from Flock or the press are shown separately from counts Alto imports from OpenStreetMap. Alto is not affiliated with Flock Safety.
What this desk measures
OpenStreetMap contributors tag visible ALPR devices. Alto imports those nodes, counts the subset tagged as Flock Safety, and shows the import time. Agency lists come from the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Atlas of Surveillance when that file has been imported. Contracts and tracker items are only rows we can link to a document or named news report.
What this desk does not do
Alto does not log into Flock’s product, does not search license plates, and does not publish travel histories. It does not claim a complete inventory. If a figure cannot be sourced, the cell is blank.
Latest Flock Safety news
- Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlashTechCrunch•about 11 hours ago
- Flock cameras join data centers as a top AI boogeyman in 2026 midtermsAxios•about 15 hours ago
- Flock Safety CEO calls for national 'compromise' amid camera sabotage and public revoltFox News•1 day ago
- Exclusive - OK Gov. Candidate Mike Mazzei: Flock Cameras Should Only Be Used 'for Proper Law Enforcement Work'Breitbart•1 day ago
- Darth Vader and the Vandals Vs. Flock CamerasHot Air•2 days ago
- ‘Darth Vader’ comes out in favor of Flock cameras at San Diego city council meetingThe Guardian — World•2 days ago
- Socialist Leader Says Quiet Part Out Loud: Affordability Pitch Masks "Guerrilla Class War" To "Bleed Enemy Dry"ZeroHedge•2 days ago
- Can a vehicle wrap hide your car from Flock cameras?Mashable•2 days ago
- 'The Emperor is a fan of Flock': Man dressed as Darth Vader endorses cameras at city council meetingBorder Report•2 days ago
- 'This Is What the Emperor Needs': Darth Vader Shows Up at San Diego City Council Meeting to Mock Flock CamerasBreitbart•2 days ago
- WPD won't replace stolen Flock cameras, citing public trustHacker News•2 days ago
- Grand jury declines to indict Ohio man charged with destroying Flock cameraHacker News•3 days ago
Flock Cameras — Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a Flock camera?
- A Flock camera is an automated license plate reader (ALPR) made by Flock Safety. In the common roadside form it photographs passing vehicles and software extracts the plate and vehicle characteristics Flock describes on its public product pages. Police departments, sheriffs, HOAs, businesses, and schools are among the customers Flock markets to.
- Is there an official public map of Flock cameras?
- No. Flock Safety does not publish a complete official map of camera locations. Community projects tag visible ALPR poles on OpenStreetMap. Alto plots those reported locations and labels them as incomplete and unofficial.
- Where do Alto’s Flock locations come from?
- Reported coordinates come from OpenStreetMap nodes tagged man_made=surveillance and surveillance:type=ALPR. A pin is counted as Flock only when manufacturer, brand, or manufacturer:wikidata identifies Flock Safety. Alto does not survey poles itself.
- Does a pin mean the camera is on and the city has a contract?
- No. A pin is a community-reported location. The camera may have been moved or removed. A contract is a separate public record. Alto does not treat a pin as proof that a device is recording or that a jurisdiction currently pays Flock.
- What do the cameras record?
- Flock’s public product copy describes still images of vehicles and software that reads plates and vehicle characteristics such as make, color, and body type. Retention and sharing are set by the customer, not by Alto. Read the agency’s contract or transparency page for that jurisdiction.
- How long is the data kept?
- Retention is customer-controlled. Flock has publicly discussed changing recommended defaults (including a shorter default in 2026). Alto does not invent a single nationwide number. When a contract or portal states a retention period, that figure is shown with the document date.
- Can I search my own license plate on Alto?
- No. Alto does not collect, store, or search license plates. Some governments release redacted Flock audit logs through public records. Third-party sites such as haveibeenflocked.com aggregate those logs; they are incomplete and are not Flock’s live database. Alto does not operate a plate lookup.
- How do I request my city’s Flock contract?
- Most Flock deals with police are local public records. Ask the city clerk or police records unit for the Flock Safety or Flock Group agreement, order form, and any data-sharing addendum. Federal awards, if any, also appear on USAspending.gov.
- Is Alto affiliated with Flock Safety?
- No. Alto is operated by Gab AI Inc. This desk cites Flock’s public statements, government documents, OpenStreetMap, and news. It is not a Flock product and not an activist clone of any mapping project.