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Flock Cameras in Pennsylvania: Map, Locations & Count
As of 13 October 2026, 3,920 Flock and ALPR cameras are mapped inside Pennsylvania's borders (1,512 tagged Flock Safety), run by 165 operators. The densest cluster is Pittsburgh, at 1,488 mapped cameras. See every camera on the live map below, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone. Free, no account.
Pennsylvania records 3,920 mapped plate readers across 165 operators. Delaware County Sheriff's Office runs the largest share at 3%, ahead of Allegheny County Sheriff's Office on 116. Every count on this page is measured inside the state line, so it's a floor for the state — not an estimate stitched together from overlapping city boxes. 1,956 of the 3,920 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 3,825 to 3,920 (+95).
Open the live camera mapWhich Pennsylvania cities have Flock cameras?
Camera counts for Pennsylvania's main metro areas, read from public map data on 13 October 2026.
1,488 cameras
1,116 cameras
405 cameras
Harrisburg
228 cameras
Lancaster
98 cameras
Erie
25 cameras
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Allentown 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 Pennsylvania
The eight biggest operators in Pennsylvania, by mapped cameras.
Delaware County Sheriff's Office
126 cameras
Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
116 cameras
Lowe's
108 cameras
Washington County Sheriff's Office
105 cameras
Pittsburgh Police Department
105 cameras
Dauphin County Sheriff's Office
71 cameras
Township of Cranberry
56 cameras
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
52 cameras
165 separate bodies operate mapped readers in Pennsylvania. Delaware County Sheriff's Office leads with 126; Allegheny County Sheriff's Office runs 116. Of the cameras carrying a recorded operator type, 653 are municipal police, 902 are sheriff's offices and 146 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. 1,571 of the 3,920 cameras here carry an inferred operator.
It isn't all Flock in Pennsylvania
Which companies built the readers, and how many can be avoided by direction.
Flock Safety
1,512 cameras
PlateSmart
755 cameras
Motorola Solutions
287 cameras
Axis Communications
283 cameras
Genetec
193 cameras
'Flock camera' is shorthand here, not the whole story: 47% of vendor-tagged cameras in Pennsylvania are Flock Safety, and PlateSmart accounts for 755. 639 cameras are unattributed to any vendor.
3,401 of 3,920 cameras (87%) carry a facing direction; the rest are shown as omnidirectional. Recorded mounts run pole (250), street lamp (38), building (10), wall (8).
Documented ALPR programs in Pennsylvania
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance documents 37 agencies in Pennsylvania with automated license plate readers, from public records and news reports. The map records 165 operators — the gap between the two is the difference between a records project and a mapping project, not a contradiction.
Upper Saucon Police Department — Lehigh County
Upper Saucon Township's 2017 budget identifies purchase of mobile license plate reader and related equipment using a $40,000 gaming grant.
Easton Police Department — Northampton County
In 2017, the Mayor of Easton approved a surveillance camera plan to "flood the West Ward with license plate recognition software" so the Easton Police Department can "record every single vehicle.".
East Cocalico Township Police Department — Lancaster County
The East Cocalico Township Police Department purchased three automated license plate readers from Rekor Systems in February 2020. Vendor: Rekor.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation — Dauphin County
In 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation switched from registration stickers to automated license plate reader technology.
Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office — Allegheny County
The Allegheny County District Attorney's office began using automated license plate readers in late 2016, early 2017. As of 2019, the DA had installed more than 400 OpenALPR systems throughout the city. Vendor: OpenALPR.
Bethlehem Township Police Department — Northampton County
The Bethlehem Township Police Department uses automated license plate readers, according to a 2017 video.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Pennsylvania ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are in Pennsylvania?
As of 13 October 2026, 3,920 Flock and ALPR cameras are mapped inside Pennsylvania's borders, 1,512 of them tagged Flock Safety, run by 165 operators. The largest clusters are around Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Allentown. That is a documented floor, not a full inventory: cameras appear as people map them.
Which cities in Pennsylvania have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Pittsburgh (1,488), Philadelphia (1,116), Allentown (405), Harrisburg (228), Lancaster (98), Erie (25). Smaller PA towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in Pennsylvania?
Mostly municipal police and county sheriffs — 165 separate operators, led by Delaware County Sheriff's Office (126). Private operators account for 146 of the cameras that carry an operator type.
Are all the plate readers in Pennsylvania made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 1,512 of 3,227 vendor-recorded cameras (47%); PlateSmart accounts for 755, and 639 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 Pennsylvania?
BanditKin's opt-in avoidance uses each camera's approximate capture zone, so it works best where bearings are recorded (87% of Pennsylvania'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.