LIVE ALPR CAMERA MAP — STAMFORD, CT

Flock Cameras in Stamford, CT: Locations, Map & Count

As of 13 October 2026, 117 Flock and ALPR cameras are mapped within 10 miles of downtown Stamford (59 tagged Flock Safety), and 1,173 across the wider Stamford metro, a box roughly 50 miles across, run by 111 operators. 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 STANDS OUT

What makes Stamford different

Private operators show up in the top twenty, and 59% of the readers have a recorded facing — the Stamford picture in brief.

The operator table is headed by NYC Department of Transportation at 90 cameras (8%), then Nassau County Sheriff's Department at 59. Beyond the top of the table it is a long tail: 111 separate operators in all, ranking Stamford 9th of 251 on operator count.

Private businesses appear on Stamford's map: The Home Depot (50), Simon Property Group (14) sit inside the twenty largest operators, and of the cameras with a recorded operator type, 51 are privately run rather than public. Those cameras are not run by any police agency, though their reads can be shared.

59% of the mapped cameras around Stamford (696 of 1,173) carry a facing direction — 241st of the 251 tracked metros. Bearings are what make camera-aware routing possible, so the higher that share, the more the avoidance layer can do here.

Public records cover 7 agencies around Stamford in the EFF Atlas of Surveillance against 111 operators on the map — the difference between a records project and a mapping project, not a contradiction.

The network is regional rather than municipal. Beyond NYC Department of Transportation, the operator table runs through Westchester County Police RTC/Intelligence Regional and National Data Sharing, New York City Police Department, Old Westbury Police Department, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department and Hempstead Police Department, with the Nassau County Sheriff's Department at 59 — none of which individually dominates the metro.

BY THE NUMBERS

Stamford Flock and ALPR cameras by the numbers

What the public data actually shows about plate readers around Stamford, counted from the same map above.

117

Flock & ALPR cameras within 10 miles of downtown Stamford

1,173

Across the wider Stamford metro (50-mile box)

111

Separate operating agencies on the map

696

Cameras with a recorded facing direction

Read from the live map on 13 October 2026. Since 5 October 2026 the 10-mile count moved from 110 to 117 (+7) and the metro-box count moved from 1,131 to 1,173 (+42). 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 Stamford.

IN CONTEXT

How Stamford compares

Upper third on size among the 251 metro areas tracked, all counted the same way on the same day.

Stamford ranks 41st of the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks by mapped cameras, between Norfolk, VA and Aurora, CO, and 9th by operator count.

Upper third on size; 241st of 251 on bearing coverage at 59%, and 231st on lead-operator share at 8%.

Mapped ALPR cameras

1,173 — 41st of 251

Separate operators on the map

111 — 9th of 251

Cameras per operator

10.6 — 188th of 251

Largest operator's share

8% — 231st of 251

Share with a recorded bearing

59% — 241st of 251

Ranked against the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks, every one read from the live map on 13 October 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.

BY JURISDICTION

Which departments run the cameras around Stamford

111 operators appear on the map around Stamford; the 20 largest are listed here.

NYC Department of Transportation

90 cameras

Nassau County Sheriff's Department

59 cameras

The Home Depot

50 cameras

Westchester County Police RTC/Intelligence Regional and National Data Sharing

44 cameras

New York City Police Department

43 cameras

Old Westbury Police Department

43 cameras

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department

41 cameras

Hempstead Police Department

36 cameras

Suffolk County Sheriff's Office

32 cameras

Mount Pleasant/Westchester County Police RTC/Intelligence Regional and National Data Sharing

31 cameras

Western Connecticut County Sheriff's Office

30 cameras

Fairfield Police Department

24 cameras

Glen Cove Police Department

21 cameras

Greater Bridgeport County Sheriff's Office

20 cameras

Brookville Police Department

19 cameras

Westchester County Sheriff's Office

18 cameras

Yonkers Police Department

17 cameras

Nassau County Police Department

15 cameras

Simon Property Group

14 cameras

Garden City Police Department

13 cameras

These are the 20 largest of 111 operators. Where OpenStreetMap names an operator we use that name; otherwise the camera is attributed to whichever jurisdiction it stands in (413 cameras here), which is a sound inference rather than a confirmed fact. 194 cameras record no operator of any kind.

BY VENDOR

It isn't all Flock

'Flock' has become shorthand for any plate reader. Around Stamford it is only part of the story — 52% of the vendor-tagged cameras — but Rekor accounts for 185.

Flock Safety

581 cameras

Rekor

185 cameras

Ekin

115 cameras

Genetec

63 cameras

Leonardo

55 cameras

Motorola Solutions

51 cameras

Mobotix

32 cameras

Axis Communications

31 cameras

Manufacturer is a free-text field, so spellings and legal names have been consolidated here. 25 of 1,173 mapped cameras name no manufacturer at all, which makes the actual distribution broader than shown. 2 further manufacturers fall below the eight shown. These count cameras on the map, not purchase orders.

HOW TO SPOT THEM

Where they sit, and which way they face

696 of the 1,173 mapped cameras around Stamford record which way they point, which is what makes routing around them possible.

They are easy to miss and hard to unsee — a small rectangular box on a narrow pole near a junction, generally with a solar panel and a stubby barrel lens. Where the data records how a camera around Stamford is mounted, the split is:

On a dedicated pole

527 cameras

On a street lamp

28 cameras

On an overhead gantry

10 cameras

On a post

7 cameras

On a wall

1 camera

One camera covers one approach, so its heading is what decides which journeys end up recorded. Around Stamford the mapped bearings distribute like this:

Facing north

123 cameras

Facing south

101 cameras

Facing northwest

93 cameras

Facing southeast

89 cameras

Facing east

79 cameras

Facing southwest

76 cameras

Facing west

68 cameras

Facing northeast

67 cameras

Bearings come from public map data and describe an approximate capture zone, never an exact field of view. 458 mapped cameras have no recorded bearing, and 19 are tagged as omnidirectional.

ON THE RECORD

Documented ALPR programs around Stamford

The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance documents 7 agencies in the Stamford area with automated license plate readers, from public records and news reports. The map records 111 operators.

Monroe Police Department

The Monroe Police Department scanned 2,328 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.

Greenwich Police Department

The Greenwich Police Department has used automated license plate readers since 2008.

Stamford Police Department

The Stamford Police Department began using automated license plate readers in 2013. Vendor: Rekor Systems.

Darien Police Department

The Darien Police Department acquired automated license plate readers that can scan 15 license plates per second in 2010. Vendor: ELSAG.

Norwalk Police Department

The Norwalk Police Department entered into a two-year contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, beginning August 2025. Vendor: Flock Safety.

Danbury Police Department

The Danbury Police Department acquired ELSAG automated license plate readers as early as 2015. Vendor: ELSAG.

Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.

A MAP IS A START

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 Connecticut 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 Stamford? Search the full map by any city.

ALPR camera maps for nearby and related cities: New Haven, CT · Hartford, CT · New York, NY · Trenton, NJ · Allentown, PA · Philadelphia, PA · Providence, RI.

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FAQ

Flock camera questions for Stamford

How many Flock cameras are in Stamford?

As of 13 October 2026, 117 Flock and ALPR cameras are mapped within 10 miles of downtown Stamford, 59 of them tagged Flock Safety. Across the wider metro, a box roughly 50 miles across, the map records 1,173 cameras run by 111 separate operators. That is a documented floor, not a full inventory: cameras appear as people map them, and 25 carry no manufacturer tag at all.

Where are Flock cameras in Stamford?

Open the map at the top of this page: every mapped camera around Stamford 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 Stamford?

111 operators in total, led by NYC Department of Transportation (90) and Nassau County Sheriff's Department (59). Of the cameras with a recorded operator type, 254 are police, 159 are sheriff's offices and 51 are privately run.

Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Stamford?

Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around the 696 Stamford cameras whose facing direction is known (59% of the total), 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.

Is this map free? Do I need an account?

Yes, the map is free, and no account is needed. It is built on public data — OpenStreetMap and the EFF Atlas of Surveillance — plus community reports. The BanditKin app adds the private navigation that routes around the cameras.