Flock Safety cameras and other automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are showing up on more streets every year — often without much public notice. If you want to know where they are near you, here's where to actually look.
Crowdsourced camera maps
These are volunteer-run, open-data projects that map ALPR locations. They're not perfect or complete — coverage depends on people submitting sightings — but they're the best public starting point:
- DeFlock — an open-source project built on OpenStreetMap data. Search by location to see reader locations submitted by other people, and you can contribute sightings yourself.
- FlockScanner — a searchable directory (by state or ZIP code) of mapped camera locations, also built from crowdsourced OpenStreetMap submissions.
Treat both as a starting point, not a guarantee. New cameras go up all the time, and a "no results" search doesn't mean your street is clear — it may just mean no one has logged it yet.
Confirming what's actually near you
Crowdsourced maps rely on other people noticing and reporting. If you want a more definitive answer for your own neighborhood, most Flock Safety deployments are run through a local police department or HOA contract, and many of those contracts and camera locations are public record. Our Ghost Protocol Flock Field Guide walks through how to file a public records request to get exact camera locations and contract terms from your local agency.
If you want the full picture
Our Ghost Protocol guide goes deeper — how ALPR data gets shared between agencies, what it's actually used for, and practical steps if you want to reduce how much of your movement gets logged.
We don't operate our own camera database and can't verify every location on the maps above — we're pointing you to existing public and open-source projects run by other people. If you find an error or an update, report it directly to that project.