Flock & ALPR cameras in Cleveland, OH
1,439 mapped ALPR cameras around metro Cleveland as of 3 September 2026, run by 91 operators — the largest operator holding 11% 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 Cleveland different
Cleveland's network is unusual in how much of it is shared rather than owned. Public records describe a Cuyahoga County Sheriff's network of 80 readers run in partnership with 20 local agencies, which means the department whose name sits on a camera is not always the one that paid for it — and it is why the 45 agencies in public records and the 91 operators on the live map describe overlapping rather than identical things.
The Cleveland Division of Police accounts for just 152 of the 1,439 mapped cameras, about 11%. The suburbs, not the city, carry most of this map. Cleveland also has the largest private-operator presence of any Ohio metro we map, with 33 cameras recorded as privately run.
Cleveland is one of six Ohio metros with mapped ALPR cameras. See the Ohio ALPR camera overview for city-by-city counts across the state.
Cleveland ALPR cameras by the numbers
What the public data actually shows about plate readers around Cleveland, counted from the same map above.
1,439
Mapped ALPR cameras in metro Cleveland
91
Separate operating agencies on the map
1,290
Cameras with a recorded facing direction
1,026
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 Cleveland.
How Cleveland compares
Upper third on size among the 251 metro areas tracked, all counted the same way on the same day.
Cleveland ranks 29th of the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks by mapped cameras, between Overland Park, KS and Independence, MO, and 16th by operator count.
Its cameras-per-operator figure of 15.8 ranks 115th, its lead operator's 11% share ranks 221st, and its 90% bearing coverage ranks 145th — all of 251.
Mapped ALPR cameras
1,439 — 29th of 251
Separate operators on the map
91 — 16th of 251
Cameras per operator
15.8 — 115th of 251
Largest operator's share
11% — 221st of 251
Share with a recorded bearing
90% — 145th 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 Cleveland
91 operators appear on the map around Cleveland; the 20 largest are listed here.
Cleveland Division of Police
152 cameras
Independence Police Department
39 cameras
Parma Police Department
35 cameras
North Olmsted Police Department
34 cameras
Solon Police Department
32 cameras
Beachwood Police Department
32 cameras
Cleveland Heights Police Department
32 cameras
Westlake Police Department
31 cameras
North Randall Police Department
30 cameras
Lakewood Police Department
28 cameras
Willoughby Police Department
27 cameras
Brook Park Police Department
23 cameras
Summit County Sheriff's Office
21 cameras
Mentor Police Department
21 cameras
Rocky River Police Department
20 cameras
Middleburg Heights Police Department
18 cameras
Garfield Heights Police Department
18 cameras
Shaker Heights Police Department
18 cameras
University Heights Police Department
18 cameras
Stow Police Department
17 cameras
These are the 20 largest of 91 operators. Where OpenStreetMap names an operator we use that name; otherwise the camera is attributed to whichever jurisdiction it stands in (1,082 cameras here), which is a sound inference rather than a confirmed fact. 307 cameras record no operator of any kind.
It isn't all Flock
'Flock' has become shorthand for any plate reader. Around Cleveland it is mostly accurate — 96% of the vendor-tagged cameras — but Motorola Solutions accounts for 16.
Flock Safety
1,026 cameras
Motorola Solutions
16 cameras
Leonardo
13 cameras
Rekor
7 cameras
Axis Communications
6 cameras
Neology
3 cameras
Genetec
1 camera
Manufacturer is a free-text field, so spellings and legal names have been consolidated here. 367 of 1,439 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
1,290 of the 1,439 mapped cameras around Cleveland record which way they point, which is what makes routing around them possible.
Most readers sit on a dedicated pole a few metres up, angled at one lane of traffic, with a solar panel above. Where the mount is recorded around Cleveland:
On a dedicated pole
236 cameras
On a street lamp
22 cameras
On a post
10 cameras
On an overhead gantry
1 camera
One camera covers one approach, so its heading is what decides which journeys end up recorded. Around Cleveland the mapped bearings distribute like this:
Facing north
213 cameras
Facing west
210 cameras
Facing east
201 cameras
Facing south
199 cameras
Facing southwest
123 cameras
Facing northwest
122 cameras
Facing northeast
113 cameras
Facing southeast
109 cameras
Bearings come from public map data and describe an approximate capture zone, never an exact field of view. 145 mapped cameras have no recorded bearing, and 4 are tagged as omnidirectional.
Documented ALPR programs around Cleveland
45 agencies around Cleveland appear in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance as ALPR users — a records count, against the 91 operators physically on the map.
Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff operates a network of 80 automated license plate readers throughout Northeastern Ohio in partnership with 20 local law enforcement agencies. Vendor: Selex.
Cleveland Division of Police
The Cleveland Division of Police received a grant in 2022 to purchase automated license plate readers. The agency previously accessed the tool through a partnership with Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office. Vendor: Flock Safety, Selex.
Cleveland Heights Police Department
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff operates a network of 80 automated license plate readers throughout Northeastern Ohio in partnership with 20 local law enforcement agencies, including the Cleveland Heights Police Department. Vendor: Selex.
Euclid Police Department
As of April 2024, the Euclid Police Department operates 26 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Fairview Park Police Department
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff operates a network of 80 automated license plate readers throughout Northeastern Ohio in partnership with 20 local law enforcement agencies, including the Fairview Park Police Department. Vendor: Selex.
Garfield Heights Police Department
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff operates a network of 80 automated license plate readers throughout Northeastern Ohio in partnership with 20 local law enforcement agencies, including the Garfield Heights Police Department. Vendor: Selex.
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 Cleveland? Search the full map by any city.
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How many Flock cameras does Cleveland have?
Public map data records 1,439 ALPR cameras around metro Cleveland as of 3 September 2026, run by 91 separate operators. 1,026 are tagged Flock Safety. That count is a floor, not a full inventory: cameras appear on the map as people map them, and 367 carry no manufacturer tag at all.
Where are Flock cameras in Cleveland?
Open the map at the top of this page: every mapped camera around Cleveland 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 Cleveland?
91 operators in total, led by Cleveland Division of Police (152) and Independence Police Department (39). Of the cameras with a recorded operator type, 1,023 are police, 43 are sheriff's offices and 33 are privately run.
Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Cleveland?
Avoidance runs off recorded bearings, and Cleveland has 1,290 of 1,439 mapped cameras with one. BanditKin's navigation can route around them: it is opt-in, field-of-view-aware, and has a strength slider you control. Where no camera-free route exists it says so plainly and falls back to the normal route. This is a privacy preference — choosing not to be logged by a commercial surveillance network on public roads — and it works from public camera-location data.
Is this map free? Do I need an account?
The map is free and needs no account or sign-in. The data is public — OpenStreetMap, the EFF Atlas of Surveillance and community reports. The app is what adds camera-aware routing, and early users keep it free.