Flock & ALPR cameras in New Mexico
Public map data records 1,000 ALPR cameras inside New Mexico's borders as of 3 September 2026, run by 74 different operators. Around Albuquerque the map records 450, the most of any NM metro. See every camera, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account.
Two things stand out in New Mexico. First, the operator list is long — 74 separate bodies — so the lead agency, Albuquerque Police Department, holds only 26% of the total. Second, the count here is a true in-state figure: every camera was tested against the state polygon, not just a box drawn around a city. 190 of the 1,000 cameras carry no operator at all, so the operator shares above are shares of the attributed cameras.
Open the live camera mapWhich New Mexico cities have Flock cameras?
What the public map records around each New Mexico metro on 3 September 2026.
Albuquerque has a full page with operator, vendor and direction breakdowns; the other metros are covered by the live map. These are bounding-box reads around each city, useful for comparing metros but not for adding together — boxes overlap and spill across state lines. The headline figure is counted inside the border and is the honest state total.
The largest ALPR operators in New Mexico
Eight operators account for 48% of New Mexico's mapped cameras.
Albuquerque Police Department
265 cameras
Las Cruces Police Department
47 cameras
Alamogordo Police Department
36 cameras
Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office
28 cameras
Lea County Sheriff's Office
28 cameras
Lowe's
27 cameras
Rio Rancho Police Department
23 cameras
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office
22 cameras
74 separate bodies operate mapped readers in New Mexico. Albuquerque Police Department leads with 265; Las Cruces Police Department runs 47. Of the cameras carrying a recorded operator type, 439 are municipal police, 140 are sheriff's offices and 6 are private.
Names are drawn from OpenStreetMap tags, falling back to the jurisdiction the camera sits in (579 of 1,000 here). A camera's operator is not always the body that paid for it.
It isn't all Flock in New Mexico
Who made the cameras — and how many the map knows the facing of.
Flock Safety
678 cameras
Genetec
154 cameras
Motorola Solutions
78 cameras
Axon Enterprise
18 cameras
Leonardo
3 cameras
Flock Safety is tagged on 678 of 934 manufacturer-recorded cameras — 73%. The rest is led by Genetec (154) and Motorola Solutions (78). Another 66 cameras have no vendor recorded.
890 of 1,000 cameras (89%) carry a facing direction; the rest are shown as omnidirectional. Recorded mounts run pole (245), street lamp (37), post (4).
Documented ALPR programs in New Mexico
The Atlas of Surveillance records 15 ALPR programs in New Mexico. Some of the largest are below; the map above shows where the cameras physically are, which the records alone can't.
Milan Police Department — Cibola County
The Milan Police Department installed two Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2021. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Rio Rancho Police Department — Sandoval County
The Rio Rancho Police Department obtained automated license plate readers in 2018.
Carlsbad Police Department — Eddy County
The Carlsbad Police Department recieved a grant in 2022 to purchase automated license plate readers.
Pueblo of Pojoaque Police Department — Santa Fe Conuty
The Pueblo of Pojoaque Police Department uses automated license plate readers.
Curry County Sheriff's Office — Curry County
The Curry County Sheriff's Office received a grant for automated license plate readers.
Deming Police Department — Luna County
The Deming Police Department received a grant for automated license plate readers.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
New Mexico ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are there in New Mexico?
As of 3 September 2026 the map records 1,000 ALPR cameras in New Mexico, of which 678 carry a Flock Safety tag. The number only ever goes up as more are mapped; it is not a complete inventory.
Which cities in New Mexico have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Albuquerque (450), Rio Rancho (421), Las Cruces (103), Santa Fe (65). Smaller NM towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in New Mexico?
Mostly municipal police and county sheriffs — 74 separate operators, led by Albuquerque Police Department (265). Private operators account for 6 of the cameras that carry an operator type.
Are all the plate readers in New Mexico made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 678 of 934 vendor-recorded cameras (73%); Genetec accounts for 154, and 66 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 New Mexico?
BanditKin's opt-in avoidance uses each camera's approximate capture zone, so it works best where bearings are recorded (89% of New Mexico'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.