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Flock Cameras in New York State: Map, Locations & Count
As of 13 October 2026, 4,900 Flock and ALPR cameras are mapped inside New York's borders (2,280 tagged Flock Safety), run by 280 operators. The Yonkers area alone accounts for 2,539 of them. See every camera on the live map below, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone. Free, no account.
The 4,900 cameras mapped in New York belong to 280 operators, with NYC Department of Transportation at the top on 613. That makes the state widely spread by ALPR standards. Because these are counted inside the border rather than by metro box, the number is directly comparable with other states on this site. 1,028 of the 4,900 cameras carry no operator at all, so the operator shares above are shares of the attributed cameras. Since 5 October 2026 the in-state count moved from 4,425 to 4,900 (+475).
Open the live camera mapWhich New York cities have Flock cameras?
How the 4,900 in-state cameras cluster: counts around each major NY city as of 13 October 2026.
Yonkers
2,539 cameras
2,485 cameras
381 cameras
Albany
256 cameras
Syracuse
173 cameras
Rochester
156 cameras
New York, Buffalo have full pages with operator, vendor and direction breakdowns; the other metros are covered by the live map. Each metro count is a box drawn around the city centre, which is why two nearby cities can share cameras and why these rows don't sum to the state figure. Quote the in-state total at the top of the page for the state as a whole.
The largest ALPR operators in New York
New York's largest ALPR operators, counted inside the state line.
NYC Department of Transportation
613 cameras
Binghamton Police Department
211 cameras
New York City Police Department
201 cameras
Erie County Sheriff's Office
128 cameras
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department
127 cameras
Suffolk County Sheriff's Office
118 cameras
Buffalo Police Department
116 cameras
Orange County Sheriff's Office
106 cameras
The top of the New York table is NYC Department of Transportation at 613. What matters for anyone reading the map is how long the tail is — 280 operators in total, so most cameras belong to agencies that individually run only a handful. Private businesses appear too: of the cameras with a recorded operator type, 94 are privately operated.
Where the map has no operator tag, the operator is inferred from the surrounding jurisdiction; that applies to 2,209 of 4,900 cameras in New York. Treat names as likely, not certain.
It isn't all Flock in New York
The vendor mix behind the state's plate readers.
Flock Safety
2,280 cameras
Ekin
542 cameras
Motorola Solutions
304 cameras
Genetec
302 cameras
Leonardo
278 cameras
Vendor tags exist for 4,346 of New York's cameras, and Flock Safety takes 52% of those — but Ekin runs 542, which is why the map reads 'ALPR', not just 'Flock'.
Mounts recorded for New York: pole (1,803), street lamp (150), gantry (113), post (22). Bearing coverage is 60% — 2,921 cameras have a facing direction on the map, and those are the ones the avoidance layer can actually work with.
Documented ALPR programs in New York
Public records compiled in the Atlas of Surveillance list 85 New York agencies using ALPR. Our map, built from OpenStreetMap and community reports, records 280 operators. Some agencies are documented but not yet mapped; some cameras are mapped without a records trail.
Irvington Police Department — Westchester County
The Irvington Police Department has used automated license plate readers since at least 2012.
Poughkeepsie Police Department — Dutchess County
In 2012, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department spent $14,943 on ELSAG automated license plate readers . Vendor: ELSAG.
Pelham Police Department — Westchester County
The Pelham Police Department has used automated license plate readers since at least 2009. In 2018, a local Girl Scout troop fundraised for an additional ALPR system. Vendor: ELSAG.
Mamaroneck Town Police Department — Westchester County
The Mamaroneck Police Department uses automated license plate readers.
Briarcliff Manor Police Department — Westchester County
The Briarcliff Manor Police Department uses automated license plate readers, according to the department's policy manual.
Freeport Police Department — Nassau County
The Freeport Police Department has used automated license plate readers since November 2016.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
New York ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are in New York State?
As of 13 October 2026, 4,900 Flock and ALPR cameras are mapped inside New York's borders, 2,280 of them tagged Flock Safety, run by 280 operators. The largest clusters are around Yonkers, New York, Buffalo. That is a documented floor, not a full inventory: cameras appear as people map them.
Which cities in New York have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Yonkers (2,539), New York (2,485), Buffalo (381), Albany (256), Syracuse (173), Rochester (156). Smaller NY towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in New York?
280 operators in total. The largest is NYC Department of Transportation with 613 mapped cameras, then Binghamton Police Department with 211. Of cameras with a recorded operator type, 1,169 are police, 1,035 are sheriff's offices and 94 are privately run.
Are all the plate readers in New York made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 2,280 of 4,346 vendor-recorded cameras (52%); Ekin accounts for 542, and 321 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 York?
Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around cameras whose facing direction is known — 2,921 of New York's 4,900 — 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.