Flock & ALPR cameras in Montana
Public map data records 68 ALPR cameras inside Montana's borders as of 3 September 2026, run by 9 different operators. Billings is the largest single metro at 32. See every camera, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account.
Montana is thinly mapped so far: 68 ALPR cameras inside the state line, 22 of them with no operator recorded at all; Lowe's is the largest named operator with 14 cameras. Treat every figure here as a floor: cameras appear on the map as people map them, and sparsely populated states are mapped last. The count is still measured inside the state boundary, so it is directly comparable with every other state on this site.
Open the live camera mapWhich Montana cities have Flock cameras?
Camera counts for Montana's main metro areas, read from public map data on 3 September 2026.
Billings
32 cameras
Missoula
10 cameras
Great Falls
4 cameras
Bozeman
4 cameras
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 Montana
The lead agency runs 21%; here is the rest of the top eight.
Lowe's
14 cameras
Billings Police Department
14 cameras
The Home Depot
5 cameras
Missoula Police Department
5 cameras
Great Falls Police Department
3 cameras
Helena Police Department
2 cameras
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office
1 camera
Kalispell Police Department
1 camera
9 separate bodies operate mapped readers in Montana. Lowe's leads with 14; Billings Police Department runs 14. Of the cameras carrying a recorded operator type, 26 are municipal police, 1 are sheriff's offices and 2 are private.
Operator attribution comes from OpenStreetMap tagging where recorded and otherwise from the jurisdiction a camera sits in — a strong signal, not a confirmed record. 27 of the 68 cameras here carry an inferred operator.
It isn't all Flock in Montana
Which companies built the readers, and how many can be avoided by direction.
Flock Safety
58 cameras
Motorola Solutions
3 cameras
Genetec
2 cameras
Leonardo
2 cameras
Rekor
1 camera
Of the 66 cameras in Montana with a recorded manufacturer, 58 are tagged Flock Safety (88%); Motorola Solutions is the largest alternative at 3. 2 cameras carry no manufacturer tag at all.
Mounts recorded for Montana: pole (5). Bearing coverage is 93% — 63 cameras have a facing direction on the map, and those are the ones the avoidance layer can actually work with.
Documented ALPR programs in Montana
Records-based sources document 3 agencies running plate readers in Montana, against 9 operators visible on the map. Where the Atlas has a documented program and the map has few cameras, the cameras are likely there and simply not yet mapped.
Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office — Gallatin County
The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office acquired Montana's first automated license plate reader in 2020.
Hardin Police Department — Big Horn County
The Hardin Police Department uses automated license plate readers.
Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice — Roosevelt County
The Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice installed automated license plate readers in 2024.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Montana ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are there in Montana?
Public map data records 68 ALPR cameras inside Montana as of 3 September 2026, counted against the state boundary rather than by metro box. 58 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 Montana have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Billings (32), Missoula (10), Great Falls (4), Bozeman (4). Smaller MT towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in Montana?
The lead operator is Lowe's at 14 cameras, but it holds only 21% of the state; the rest is split among 8 other agencies and businesses.
Are all the plate readers in Montana made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 58 of 66 vendor-recorded cameras (88%); Motorola Solutions accounts for 3, and 2 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 Montana?
Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around cameras whose facing direction is known — 63 of Montana's 68 — 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.