Flock & ALPR cameras, mapped.
An interactive map of automated license-plate-reader (ALPR) cameras — Flock and other vendors — built from public OpenStreetMap data and community reports. Search any city, see which agencies operate them, and help keep the map accurate.
What are Flock and ALPR cameras?
An automated license-plate reader (ALPR) is a camera paired with software that photographs passing vehicles and reads their license plates. Each read is typically logged with the plate number, a timestamp, the camera's location, and often a photo of the vehicle. Flock Safety is the most widely deployed vendor in the United States; other vendors include Motorola Solutions (Vigilant) and Genetec.
Plate number, date and time, and location of each passing vehicle. Many systems also record a “vehicle fingerprint” — make, type, color, and distinguishing features — even when a plate isn't readable.
As fixed units on poles and at intersections, or as mobile units mounted on vehicles. Reads are stored in searchable databases, and some vendors let agencies share data across a wider network.
Locating stolen or wanted vehicles, supporting criminal investigations and AMBER or Silver alerts, neighborhood and HOA security, and access, toll, or parking enforcement.
Law enforcement agencies, homeowner associations and neighborhoods, and private businesses. Retention periods for stored reads vary by operator and jurisdiction.
What you're looking at
Each pin is a camera location with a confidence score. Here's how to use it.
Green pins are verified or confirmed, amber are listed or corroborated, and red are newly reported and least certain.
Toggle Flock, Motorola / Vigilant, Genetec, other, or untagged cameras from the menu to focus the view.
Tap any camera to see its vendor, operator, the agencies that run ALPR in that area (via the EFF Atlas), and the source record on OpenStreetMap.
Spotted a camera? Add it. Confirm or dispute existing ones with “still here / gone.” Reports are reviewed before they go public.
Where the data comes from
Locations come from public records and verified community reports. Nothing here is private data.
The location source of truth — roughly 336,000 mapped ALPR cameras, openly licensed and editable by anyone.
Cross-references which agencies operate ALPR and which vendor they use, for jurisdiction-level coverage context.
New and updated pins, validated by independent confirmations and drive-by corroboration before they appear.
Questions about the camera map
What is an ALPR or Flock camera?
An automated license-plate reader (ALPR) photographs every passing vehicle's plate, along with the time and location. Flock Safety is the most common vendor in the US; others include Motorola / Vigilant and Genetec.
How accurate are the camera locations?
Pins come from OpenStreetMap — the openly maintained location source of truth — plus community reports that are confirmed by multiple independent users before they appear. Each pin carries a confidence score.
Is this affiliated with Flock Safety or law enforcement?
No. BanditKin is not affiliated with Flock Safety, any camera vendor, or any agency. It is a privacy-transparency tool that documents public infrastructure using public data.
Does using this map share my location?
No. Browsing the map sends nothing identifying. “Near me” uses your device location only to center the map, and any camera report you submit is anonymous — tagged with a random ID, never your identity.
Can I add a camera I've seen?
Yes. Tap the map to report one. New reports stay hidden until they're corroborated by other users or approved, so the public map stays accurate.
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · coverage © EFF Atlas of Surveillance (CC-BY) · plus community-contributed reports. BanditKin is not affiliated with Flock Safety, any vendor, or any agency.