Flock & ALPR cameras in Indiana
Public map data records 3,753 ALPR cameras inside Indiana's borders as of 3 September 2026, run by 275 different operators. The Indianapolis area alone accounts for 1,252 of them. See every camera, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account.
Indiana records 3,753 mapped plate readers across 275 operators. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department runs the largest share at 12%, ahead of Carmel Police Department on 99. Every count on this page is measured inside the state line, so it's a floor for the state — not an estimate stitched together from overlapping city boxes. 778 of the 3,753 cameras carry no operator at all, so the operator shares above are shares of the attributed cameras.
Open the live camera mapWhich Indiana cities have Flock cameras?
How the 3,753 in-state cameras cluster: counts around each major IN city as of 3 September 2026.
1,252 cameras
South Bend
295 cameras
Evansville
217 cameras
Fort Wayne
197 cameras
Lafayette
89 cameras
Bloomington
85 cameras
Indianapolis has a full page with operator, vendor and direction breakdowns; the other metros are covered by the live map. Metro rows come from a box around each city centre; they overlap where cities adjoin and can include cameras just over a state line. Use them to compare cities, and use the in-state total above for the state.
The largest ALPR operators in Indiana
Eight operators account for 24% of Indiana's mapped cameras.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
455 cameras
Carmel Police Department
99 cameras
Fort Wayne Police Department
84 cameras
Evansville Police Department
64 cameras
South Bend Police Department
53 cameras
Michigan City Police Department
52 cameras
Noblesville Police Department
45 cameras
Greenwood Police Department
43 cameras
There is a clear leader — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 455 cameras — and then a long, flat tail of 274 other operators. The tail is overwhelmingly small municipal departments.
Names are drawn from OpenStreetMap tags, falling back to the jurisdiction the camera sits in (2,808 of 3,753 here). A camera's operator is not always the body that paid for it.
It isn't all Flock in Indiana
Vendor breakdown and direction coverage for the state's mapped cameras.
Flock Safety
3,339 cameras
Motorola Solutions
131 cameras
Genetec
39 cameras
Axis Communications
23 cameras
Rekor
5 cameras
Flock Safety is tagged on 3,339 of 3,546 manufacturer-recorded cameras — 94%. The rest is led by Motorola Solutions (131) and Genetec (39). Another 207 cameras have no vendor recorded.
The map knows which way 91% of Indiana's cameras face (3,403 of 3,753). Mounts, where recorded: pole (813), street lamp (43), post (13), building (2).
Documented ALPR programs in Indiana
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance documents 218 agencies in Indiana with automated license plate readers, from public records and news reports. The map records 275 operators — the gap between the two is the difference between a records project and a mapping project, not a contradiction.
Gary Police Department — Lake County
They Gary Police Department uses automated license plate readers. Vendor: Fusus.
Lafayette Police Department — Tippecanoe County
As of April 2024, the Lafayette Police Department operates 22 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center — Marion County
The Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center scanned 565,765 license plates in 2017 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department — Marion County
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers. Previously, the agencypaid $101,370 for a Vigilant Solutions automated license plate reader system in 2016. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Indiana State Police — Marion County
The Indiana State Police scanned 244,683 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Griffith Police Department — Lake County
The Griffith Police Department scanned 2,787,724 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Indiana ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are there in Indiana?
Public map data records 3,753 ALPR cameras inside Indiana as of 3 September 2026, counted against the state boundary rather than by metro box. 3,339 of the vendor-tagged ones are Flock Safety. Treat it as a floor: cameras appear as people map them, and rural areas are thinly covered.
Which cities in Indiana have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Indianapolis (1,252), South Bend (295), Evansville (217), Fort Wayne (197), Lafayette (89), Bloomington (85). Smaller IN towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in Indiana?
The lead operator is Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at 455 cameras, but it holds only 12% of the state; the rest is split among 274 other agencies and businesses.
Are all the plate readers in Indiana made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 3,339 of 3,546 vendor-recorded cameras (94%); Motorola Solutions accounts for 131, and 207 cameras have no vendor recorded at all. 'Flock camera' is the common name, but the map covers every ALPR it can find.
Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Indiana?
Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around cameras whose facing direction is known — 3,403 of Indiana's 3,753 — 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.