Flock & ALPR cameras in North Dakota
Public map data records 209 ALPR cameras inside North Dakota's borders as of 3 September 2026, run by 11 different operators. Fargo leads the state's metros with 140. See every camera, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account.
Counted strictly inside the state boundary rather than by metro bounding box, North Dakota has 209 mapped readers. The largest operator, West Fargo Police Department, accounts for 25%; Fargo Police Department is next with 34. 86 of the 209 cameras carry no operator at all, so the operator shares above are shares of the attributed cameras.
Open the live camera mapWhich North Dakota cities have Flock cameras?
How the 209 in-state cameras cluster: counts around each major ND city as of 3 September 2026.
Fargo
140 cameras
Grand Forks
12 cameras
Bismarck
6 cameras
Metro figures are read as bounding boxes around each city centre, so neighbouring metros can overlap and the boxes reach past city limits — never add them up. The state total above is counted inside the state boundary instead, which is why it is the number to quote.
The largest ALPR operators in North Dakota
The lead agency runs 25%; here is the rest of the top eight.
West Fargo Police Department
53 cameras
Fargo Police Department
34 cameras
Grand Forks Police Department
10 cameras
Billings County Sheriff's Office
5 cameras
Bismarck Police Department
4 cameras
Lowe's
4 cameras
Minot Police Department
4 cameras
Horace Police Department
3 cameras
The top of the North Dakota table is West Fargo Police Department at 53. What matters for anyone reading the map is how long the tail is — 11 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, 2 are privately operated.
Attribution is inferred from jurisdiction for 103 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 North Dakota
The vendor mix behind the state's plate readers.
Flock Safety
126 cameras
Axis Communications
56 cameras
Genetec
18 cameras
'Flock camera' is shorthand here, not the whole story: 63% of vendor-tagged cameras in North Dakota are Flock Safety, and Axis Communications accounts for 56. 9 cameras are unattributed to any vendor.
Mounts recorded for North Dakota: pole (22), street lamp (15). Bearing coverage is 90% — 189 cameras have a facing direction on the map, and those are the ones the avoidance layer can actually work with.
Documented ALPR programs in North Dakota
3 North Dakota agencies appear in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance as ALPR users. That is a records count; the 11 operators on the map are a physical count. Both are floors.
Fargo Police Department — Cass County
The Fargo Police Department received approval for the purchase of Flock Safety technology in September 2024. Since 2010, the agency has equipped squad cars with automated license plate readers. Vendor: Flock Safety.
West Fargo Police Department — Cass County
The West Fargo Police Department has 47 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Cass County Sheriff's Office — Cass County
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office began using Flock Safety automated license plate readers in March 2024. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
North Dakota ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are there in North Dakota?
Public map data records 209 ALPR cameras inside North Dakota as of 3 September 2026, counted against the state boundary rather than by metro box. 126 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 North Dakota have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Fargo (140), Grand Forks (12), Bismarck (6). Smaller ND towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in North Dakota?
The lead operator is West Fargo Police Department at 53 cameras, but it holds only 25% of the state; the rest is split among 10 other agencies and businesses.
Are all the plate readers in North Dakota made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 126 of 200 vendor-recorded cameras (63%); Axis Communications accounts for 56, and 9 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 North Dakota?
Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around cameras whose facing direction is known — 189 of North Dakota's 209 — 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.