Flock & ALPR cameras in Akron, OH
931 mapped ALPR cameras around metro Akron as of 3 September 2026, run by 65 operators — the largest operator holding 16% of the total. See each one on the live map below — which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account. BanditKin is the private app that routes around them.
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What makes Akron different
Akron spreads a small camera network across an unusually large number of separate operators.
931 mapped cameras are split between 65 separate operators, an average of 14.3 each. That gap between size and fragmentation is the story here: Akron ranks 56th of the 251 metros BanditKin tracks by camera count but 29th by operator count, ahead of Denver, which spreads 1,603 cameras across 56 operators, and within two of Dallas, with 3,278 across 67.
Akron Police Department is the largest single operator with 151 cameras, but that is only 16% of the metro total. The second-largest is not an Akron-area body at all: Stark County Sheriff's Office, centred on Canton, runs 62 — more than any municipality in Summit County apart from Akron itself.
The manufacturer data here is thinner than in Cincinnati or Columbus. 155 of 931 cameras — 17% — carry no manufacturer tag, and among those that do, 19 are tagged Axis Communications, a general security-camera maker rather than a dedicated plate-reader firm. Akron's network is less uniformly Flock than Cincinnati or Columbus.
One caveat worth stating plainly: this map area overlaps Cleveland’s. Parma, Solon, Independence, Brook Park and Strongsville are Cuyahoga County communities that fall inside both boxes, so a number of these cameras are counted on both pages. The two totals describe overlapping areas and must never be added together.
Akron ALPR cameras by the numbers
The headline figures for Akron, all read from one pull of the live map.
931
Mapped ALPR cameras in metro Akron
65
Separate operating agencies on the map
798
Cameras with a recorded facing direction
729
Cameras tagged Flock Safety
Read from the live map on 3 September 2026. The underlying records are OpenStreetMap entries plus community submissions — nobody who operates a camera is obliged to declare it, so these are the documented minimum rather than the full picture. The metro is a box roughly 50 miles across centred on Akron.
How Akron compares
Upper third on size among the 251 metro areas tracked, all counted the same way on the same day.
Akron ranks 56th of the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks by mapped cameras, between Washington, DC and Chandler, AZ, and 29th by operator count.
Upper third on size; 187th of 251 on bearing coverage at 86%, and 185th on lead-operator share at 16%.
Mapped ALPR cameras
931 — 56th of 251
Separate operators on the map
65 — 29th of 251
Cameras per operator
14.3 — 136th of 251
Largest operator's share
16% — 185th of 251
Share with a recorded bearing
86% — 187th of 251
Ranked against the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks, every one read from the live map on 3 September 2026. Metro areas are drawn as a box around the city centre, so neighbouring metros can share cameras and these counts must never be added together.
Which departments run the cameras around Akron
Who runs Akron's plate readers — the 20 biggest of 65 operators, by mapped cameras.
Akron Police Department
151 cameras
Stark County Sheriff's Office
62 cameras
Summit County Sheriff's Office
35 cameras
Cuyahoga Falls Police Department
30 cameras
Solon Police Department
27 cameras
Tallmadge Police Department
23 cameras
Independence Police Department
18 cameras
Middleburg Heights Police Department
18 cameras
Medina County Sheriff's Office
17 cameras
Barberton Police Department
17 cameras
Stow Police Department
17 cameras
Broadview Heights Police Department
17 cameras
Brecksville Police Department
17 cameras
North Royalton Police Department
16 cameras
Green Police Department
15 cameras
Parma Police Department
15 cameras
Wadsworth Police Department
14 cameras
The Home Depot
13 cameras
City of Strongsville Police
13 cameras
Twinsburg Police Department
12 cameras
These are the 20 largest of 65 operators. Where OpenStreetMap names an operator we use that name; otherwise the camera is attributed to whichever jurisdiction it stands in (687 cameras here), which is a sound inference rather than a confirmed fact. 192 cameras record no operator of any kind.
It isn't all Flock
'Flock' has become shorthand for any plate reader. Around Akron it is mostly accurate — 94% of the vendor-tagged cameras — but Axis Communications accounts for 19.
Flock Safety
729 cameras
Axis Communications
19 cameras
Genetec
11 cameras
Motorola Solutions
8 cameras
Leonardo
7 cameras
Rekor
1 camera
Vue Robotics
1 camera
Manufacturer is a free-text field, so spellings and legal names have been consolidated here. 155 of 931 mapped cameras name no manufacturer at all, which makes the actual distribution broader than shown. These count cameras on the map, not purchase orders.
Where they sit, and which way they face
798 of the 931 mapped cameras around Akron record which way they point, which is what makes routing around them possible.
Look for a slim grey or black box the size of a shoebox on its own pole, usually paired with a small solar panel, at intersections and on the approaches to shopping centres. Recorded mounts around Akron:
On a dedicated pole
193 cameras
On a street lamp
17 cameras
On a ceiling
2 cameras
On an overhead gantry
1 camera
On a post
1 camera
One camera covers one approach, so its heading is what decides which journeys end up recorded. Around Akron the mapped bearings distribute like this:
Facing south
130 cameras
Facing north
120 cameras
Facing east
101 cameras
Facing southwest
95 cameras
Facing northeast
94 cameras
Facing northwest
89 cameras
Facing west
87 cameras
Facing southeast
82 cameras
Bearings come from public map data and describe an approximate capture zone, never an exact field of view. 131 mapped cameras have no recorded bearing, and 2 are tagged as omnidirectional.
Documented ALPR programs around Akron
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance documents 11 agencies in the Akron area with automated license plate readers, from public records and news reports. The map records 65 operators.
Richfield Police Department
The Richfield Police Department uses automated license plate readers.
Akron Police Department
As of April 2024, the Akron Police Department operates 145 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Northfield Village Police Department
Northfield Village deployed automated license plate readers from Flock Safety in 2021. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Boston Heights Police Department
The Boston Heights Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Norton Police Department
The Norton Police Department has 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of July 2025. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Twinsburg Police Department
The Twinsburg Police Department operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Seeing the cameras is free. Avoiding them is the app.
The map shows where the readers are and which way they face. BanditKin's navigation turns that into a routing preference: opt-in, field-of-view-aware, with a slider for how hard to try — and an honest fallback when no clean route exists.
This page is part of the Ohio camera hub, which counts every camera inside the state line rather than by metro box. New to this? Read what ALPR cameras capture, how long it is kept, and who can search it. Not in Akron? Search the full map by any city.
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How many Flock cameras does Akron have?
As of 3 September 2026 the map records 931 ALPR cameras around Akron, 729 of them tagged Flock Safety, across 65 operators. The number only ever grows as more are mapped; it is not a complete inventory.
Where are Flock cameras in Akron?
Open the map at the top of this page: every mapped camera around Akron is plotted with its capture cone where a bearing is recorded. They cluster at junctions, on arterial roads and at the entrances to shopping centres. Missing one? Report it on the map.
Who operates the ALPR cameras around Akron?
65 operators in total, led by Akron Police Department (151) and Stark County Sheriff's Office (62). Of the cameras with a recorded operator type, 553 are police, 132 are sheriff's offices and 18 are privately run.
Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Akron?
Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around the 798 Akron cameras whose facing direction is known (86% of the total), with a slider for how hard to try, and it tells you honestly when no camera-free route exists. It is off by default and never sends your identity or location.
Is this map free? Do I need an account?
Yes, the map is free, and no account is needed. It is built on public data — OpenStreetMap and the EFF Atlas of Surveillance — plus community reports. The BanditKin app adds the private navigation that routes around the cameras.