Flock & ALPR cameras in Pennsylvania
Public map data records 3,384 ALPR cameras inside Pennsylvania's borders as of 3 September 2026, run by 167 different operators. The densest cluster is Pittsburgh, at 1,295 mapped cameras. See every camera, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account.
Pennsylvania records 3,384 mapped plate readers across 167 operators. Delaware County Sheriff's Office runs the largest share at 4%, ahead of Allegheny County Sheriff's Office on 137. 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. 1,356 of the 3,384 cameras carry no operator at all, so the operator shares above are shares of the attributed cameras.
Open the live camera mapWhich Pennsylvania cities have Flock cameras?
Camera counts for Pennsylvania's main metro areas, read from public map data on 3 September 2026.
1,295 cameras
991 cameras
379 cameras
Harrisburg
170 cameras
Lancaster
62 cameras
Erie
21 cameras
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and 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
138 cameras
Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
137 cameras
Pittsburgh Police Department
113 cameras
Washington County Sheriff's Office
110 cameras
Lowe's
77 cameras
Dauphin County Sheriff's Office
71 cameras
Bethel Park Police Department
56 cameras
Township of Cranberry
56 cameras
167 separate bodies operate mapped readers in Pennsylvania. Delaware County Sheriff's Office leads with 138; Allegheny County Sheriff's Office runs 137. Of the cameras carrying a recorded operator type, 690 are municipal police, 947 are sheriff's offices and 138 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. 1,653 of the 3,384 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
1,501 cameras
PlateSmart
674 cameras
Motorola Solutions
255 cameras
Genetec
163 cameras
Axis Communications
158 cameras
'Flock camera' is shorthand here, not the whole story: 52% of vendor-tagged cameras in Pennsylvania are Flock Safety, and PlateSmart accounts for 674. 485 cameras are unattributed to any vendor.
2,951 of 3,384 cameras (87%) carry a facing direction; the rest are shown as omnidirectional. Recorded mounts run pole (228), street lamp (36), building (8), post (7).
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 167 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 there in Pennsylvania?
3,384 mapped cameras inside the state line as of 3 September 2026. That is a true in-state count, not a sum of overlapping city areas — and still a floor, because unmapped cameras don't appear.
Which cities in Pennsylvania have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Pittsburgh (1,295), Philadelphia (991), Allentown (379), Harrisburg (170), Lancaster (62), Erie (21). 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 — 167 separate operators, led by Delaware County Sheriff's Office (138). Private operators account for 138 of the cameras that carry an operator type.
Are all the plate readers in Pennsylvania made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 1,501 of 2,881 vendor-recorded cameras (52%); PlateSmart accounts for 674, and 485 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.