Flock & ALPR cameras in Minnesota
Public map data records 1,727 ALPR cameras inside Minnesota's borders as of 3 September 2026, run by 195 different operators. Minneapolis is the largest single metro at 1,182. See every camera, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account.
Minnesota's network is widely spread: Minneapolis Police Department runs 93 of the state's mapped cameras (5%), and the remaining 95% are split across 194 other agencies and businesses. Unlike metro-area counts, this figure is counted inside the state line, so nothing from neighbouring states leaks in. 421 of the 1,727 cameras carry no operator at all, so the operator shares above are shares of the attributed cameras.
Open the live camera mapWhich Minnesota cities have Flock cameras?
Counts of cameras recorded in public map data around each major MN city, read on 3 September 2026.
Minneapolis
1,182 cameras
1,077 cameras
Bloomington
1,034 cameras
Rochester
10 cameras
Duluth
8 cameras
Saint Paul 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 Minnesota
Who runs Minnesota's plate readers — the top eight of 195 operators.
Minneapolis Police Department
93 cameras
Edina Police Department
42 cameras
Minnetonka Police Department
42 cameras
Eden Prairie Police Department
34 cameras
Hopkins Police Department
33 cameras
St. Louis Park Police Department
33 cameras
Blaine Police Department
33 cameras
Cottage Grove Police Department
31 cameras
Read the operator column two ways. By size, Minneapolis Police Department dominates with 93 cameras (5% of the state). By count, the other 194 operators run the remaining 95% between them.
Attribution is inferred from jurisdiction for 1,083 cameras and recorded directly for the rest. Counts are a floor: cameras appear on the map as people map them.
It isn't all Flock in Minnesota
Which companies built the readers, and how many can be avoided by direction.
Flock Safety
1,408 cameras
Motorola Solutions
122 cameras
Insight LPR
46 cameras
Axis Communications
44 cameras
Genetec
21 cameras
1,408 of 1,656 vendor-recorded cameras in Minnesota are Flock Safety. Motorola Solutions is the main non-Flock vendor with 122. Unrecorded vendor: 71.
Where a mount is recorded, Minnesota's cameras sit on: pole (284), street lamp (40), gantry (3), post (3). 1,553 of the 1,727 cameras have a recorded facing direction, which is what makes route avoidance possible — a camera with no bearing shows on the map but can't be avoided with any precision.
Documented ALPR programs in Minnesota
87 Minnesota agencies appear in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance as ALPR users. That is a records count; the 195 operators on the map are a physical count. Both are floors.
New Brighton Department of Public Safety — Ramsey County
The New Brighton Department of Public Safety has access to other agencies' automated license plate reader data through Vigilant Solutions. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Mounds View Police Department — Ramsey County
The Mounds View Police Department scanned 62,302 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Ramsey County Sheriff's Office — Ramsey County
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers, including Flock Safety cameras. Previously it has also used Motorola Solutions (formerly Vigilant Solutions). Vendor: Motorola Solutions, Flock Safety.
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office — Hennepin County
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office has used automated license plate readers since at least 2013. Vendor: PIPS.
Minneapolis Police Department — Hennepin County
The Minneapolis Police Department has been using automated license plate readers since at least 2009. Vendor: PIPS.
Benton County Sheriff's Office — Benton County
The Benton County Sheriff's Office disclosed to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it uses automated license plate readers.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Minnesota ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are there in Minnesota?
As of 3 September 2026 the map records 1,727 ALPR cameras in Minnesota, of which 1,408 carry a Flock Safety tag. The number only ever goes up as more are mapped; it is not a complete inventory.
Which cities in Minnesota have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Minneapolis (1,182), Saint Paul (1,077), Bloomington (1,034), Rochester (10), Duluth (8). Smaller MN towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in Minnesota?
The lead operator is Minneapolis Police Department at 93 cameras, but it holds only 5% of the state; the rest is split among 194 other agencies and businesses.
Are all the plate readers in Minnesota made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 1,408 of 1,656 vendor-recorded cameras (85%); Motorola Solutions accounts for 122, and 71 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 Minnesota?
BanditKin's opt-in avoidance uses each camera's approximate capture zone, so it works best where bearings are recorded (90% of Minnesota's cameras). When a clean route isn't possible it falls back to the normal one rather than pretending. It is a privacy preference built on public data, not a way to evade law enforcement.