Flock & ALPR cameras in Phoenix, AZ
1,186 mapped ALPR cameras around metro Phoenix as of 3 September 2026, run by 24 operators — 91% of the vendor-tagged ones Flock Safety. See each one on the live map below — which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account. BanditKin is the private app that routes around them.
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What makes Phoenix different
Phoenix has no dominant agency at all. Chandler leads with 109 mapped cameras, then Scottsdale with 98, Tempe and Peoria with 90 each — and Phoenix Police Department sits joint fifth, with 79, level with Glendale. The Valley's ALPR network is a collection of suburban programs that happen to adjoin, not a city network with a fringe.
That matters for anyone driving across it, because each of those municipalities sets its own retention and sharing policy. Public records note that Arizona's Department of Public Safety shares ALPR data with more than 250 agencies and Mesa with roughly 800, so where a read happens and where it can be searched are different questions.
This page is part of the Arizona camera hub, which counts every camera inside the state line rather than by metro box and ranks Phoenix against Tucson, Flagstaff and the other Arizona metros.
Phoenix ALPR cameras by the numbers
Four numbers that describe the Phoenix network, taken from the map above on the same day.
1,186
Mapped ALPR cameras in metro Phoenix
24
Separate operating agencies on the map
1,101
Cameras with a recorded facing direction
1,058
Cameras tagged Flock Safety
Read from the live map on 3 September 2026. The underlying records are OpenStreetMap entries plus community submissions — nobody who operates a camera is obliged to declare it, so these are the documented minimum rather than the full picture. The metro is a box roughly 50 miles across centred on Phoenix.
How Phoenix compares
Upper third on size among the 251 metro areas tracked, all counted the same way on the same day.
Phoenix ranks 38th of the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks by mapped cameras, between Miami, FL and Minneapolis, MN, and 102nd by operator count.
Its cameras-per-operator figure of 49.4 ranks 5th, its lead operator's 9% share ranks 227th, and its 93% bearing coverage ranks 94th — all of 251.
Mapped ALPR cameras
1,186 — 38th of 251
Separate operators on the map
24 — 102nd of 251
Cameras per operator
49.4 — 5th of 251
Largest operator's share
9% — 227th of 251
Share with a recorded bearing
93% — 94th of 251
Ranked against the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks, every one read from the live map on 3 September 2026. Metro areas are drawn as a box around the city centre, so neighbouring metros can share cameras and these counts must never be added together.
Which departments run the cameras around Phoenix
The mapped cameras around Phoenix trace back to 24 separate operators. Chandler Police Department accounts for the largest single share.
Chandler Police Department
109 cameras
Scottsdale Police Department
98 cameras
Tempe Police Department
90 cameras
Peoria Police Department
90 cameras
Phoenix Police Department
79 cameras
Glendale Police Department
79 cameras
Mesa Police Department
65 cameras
Gilbert Police Department
40 cameras
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
39 cameras
Tolleson Police Department
33 cameras
Youngtown Police Department
31 cameras
Goodyear Police Department
26 cameras
Surprise Police Department
26 cameras
El Mirage Police Department
24 cameras
Avondale Police Department
23 cameras
Paradise Valley Police Department
23 cameras
The Home Depot
20 cameras
Guadalupe Police Department
10 cameras
Pinal County Sheriff's Office
8 cameras
Lowe's
6 cameras
These are the 20 largest of 24 operators. Where OpenStreetMap names an operator we use that name; otherwise the camera is attributed to whichever jurisdiction it stands in (883 cameras here), which is a sound inference rather than a confirmed fact. 260 cameras record no operator of any kind.
It isn't all Flock
'Flock' has become shorthand for any plate reader. Around Phoenix it is mostly accurate — 91% of the vendor-tagged cameras — but Motorola Solutions accounts for 87.
Flock Safety
1,058 cameras
Motorola Solutions
87 cameras
LiveView Technologies
5 cameras
Axon Enterprise
3 cameras
Rekor
3 cameras
Oculens
1 camera
Verkada
1 camera
Genetec
1 camera
Manufacturer is a free-text field, so spellings and legal names have been consolidated here. 26 of 1,186 mapped cameras name no manufacturer at all, which makes the actual distribution broader than shown. 1 further manufacturer falls below the eight shown. These count cameras on the map, not purchase orders.
Where they sit, and which way they face
1,101 of the 1,186 mapped cameras around Phoenix record which way they point, which is what makes routing around them possible.
Look for a slim grey or black box the size of a shoebox on its own pole, usually paired with a small solar panel, at intersections and on the approaches to shopping centres. Recorded mounts around Phoenix:
On a dedicated pole
162 cameras
On a street lamp
20 cameras
On a ceiling
2 cameras
On a wall
2 cameras
One camera covers one approach, so its heading is what decides which journeys end up recorded. Around Phoenix the mapped bearings distribute like this:
Facing west
176 cameras
Facing east
160 cameras
Facing south
159 cameras
Facing north
139 cameras
Facing southeast
126 cameras
Facing southwest
124 cameras
Facing northeast
113 cameras
Facing northwest
104 cameras
Bearings come from public map data and describe an approximate capture zone, never an exact field of view. 80 mapped cameras have no recorded bearing, and 5 are tagged as omnidirectional.
Documented ALPR programs around Phoenix
Records-based sources document 17 agencies running plate readers around Phoenix. Some of the largest are below; the map above shows where the cameras actually are.
Arizona Department of Public Safety
The Arizona Department of Public Safety shares its automated license plate reader data with more than 250 agencies. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Chandler Police Department
The Chandler Police Department has Automated License Plate Readers installed on five patrol vehicles with the goal of having one vehicle per shift per substation patrolling the streets with an active ALPR. Vendor: PIPS, Vigilant Solutions.
Tempe Police Department
The Tempe Police Department shares automated license plate reader data with the Scottsdale Police Department. Tempe retains ALPR data for six months. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Phoenix Police Department
The Phoenix Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Glendale Police Department
The Glendale Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Mesa Police Department
The Mesa Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. It shares its ALPR with close to 800 agencies across the country. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Seeing the cameras is free. Avoiding them is the app.
Every camera on this map reads plates from one direction — the cone shows its approximate capture zone. BanditKin's private navigation uses those cones to route around cameras when you ask it to, with a strength slider you control. When a camera-free route doesn't exist, it says so honestly and falls back to the normal route.
This page is part of the Arizona camera hub, which counts every camera inside the state line rather than by metro box. New to this? Read what ALPR cameras capture, how long it is kept, and who can search it. Not in Phoenix? Search the full map by any city.
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How many Flock cameras does Phoenix have?
As of 3 September 2026 the map records 1,186 ALPR cameras around Phoenix, 1,058 of them tagged Flock Safety, across 24 operators. The number only ever grows as more are mapped; it is not a complete inventory.
Where are Flock cameras in Phoenix?
Open the map at the top of this page: every mapped camera around Phoenix is plotted with its capture cone where a bearing is recorded. They cluster at junctions, on arterial roads and at the entrances to shopping centres. Missing one? Report it on the map.
Who operates the ALPR cameras around Phoenix?
Chandler Police Department is the largest mapped operator with 109 cameras, ahead of Scottsdale Police Department's 98. Beyond them the network spreads across 23 other operators. Private operators are part of it: The Home Depot (20), Lowe's (6). The EFF Atlas of Surveillance documents 17 agencies across this area.
Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Phoenix?
Avoidance runs off recorded bearings, and Phoenix has 1,101 of 1,186 mapped cameras with one. BanditKin's navigation can route around them: it is opt-in, field-of-view-aware, and has a strength slider you control. Where no camera-free route exists it says so plainly and falls back to the normal route. This is a privacy preference — choosing not to be logged by a commercial surveillance network on public roads — and it works from public camera-location data.
Is this map free? Do I need an account?
The map is free and needs no account or sign-in. The data is public — OpenStreetMap, the EFF Atlas of Surveillance and community reports. The app is what adds camera-aware routing, and early users keep it free.