Flock camera tracker
FlockScanner is a free Flock camera tracker: 138,636 documented ALPR camera locations across 50 US states, searchable by state, city, or ZIP code, and refreshed nightly from OpenStreetMap.
One clarification worth making immediately, because the word "tracker" cuts both ways here: this tracks cameras, not cars. It shows you where the readers are. It cannot show you what any of them recorded.
- 138,636
- Cameras tracked
- 50
- States covered
- Free
- No account required
Four ways to look up a camera
By ZIP code
The fastest option if you have a specific postcode in mind. The ZIP code lookup returns documented cameras within a radius of that ZIP's centre, with distances.
By state
Every US state has a page with its own documented count, vendor breakdown and city list. Start at the state directory, or see locations ranked by state.
By city
Cities with enough documented cameras get their own page listing each one. These are reachable from any state page, and they cover a metro area rather than an exact municipal boundary.
On the map
The interactive map plots everything at once, with a locate button to jump to your position and a route planner that compares a direct route against one routed around documented cameras.
What the tracker shows for each camera
- Position — where the camera is, as recorded by the volunteer who mapped it.
- Facing direction — the compass bearing, on 1,911 cameras. This is the field most worth checking: an ALPR reads plates in the direction it points.
- Vendor — Flock Safety, Rekor, Motorola/Vigilant or Genetec, where identified.
- Camera type — fixed ALPR, mobile ALPR, or a traffic camera that also reads plates.
What it deliberately does not do
It doesn't show live footage, plate reads, or any record of a specific vehicle — see can you view Flock cameras live? for why none of that is publicly available anywhere. It doesn't claim completeness: an area with no cameras shown is an area nobody has mapped, which is not the same as an area with no cameras. And it doesn't offer advice on defeating or damaging cameras — the penalties for that are real and frequently felony-level.
Related
Common questions
Is there a Flock camera tracker?
Yes. FlockScanner is a free, public Flock camera tracker covering 138,636 documented ALPR (automated license plate reader) camera locations across 50 US states as of September 4, 2026. It requires no account and tracks camera *locations* sourced from OpenStreetMap — not vehicles, plates, or people. You can look cameras up by state, by city, by ZIP code, or by panning the map.
Does a Flock camera tracker track my car?
No, and the distinction matters. FlockScanner tracks where cameras are installed. It has no access to what any camera has recorded — no plate reads, no images, no vehicle histories. Those records live in systems licensed to law enforcement agencies and are not publicly searchable by anyone, including FlockScanner. If you want to know what data an agency holds about your vehicle, a public-records request to that agency is the route.
How do I look up Flock cameras in a specific place?
Four ways, depending on how you think about the place. Search by ZIP code for a radius around a specific postcode. Browse by state for a full documented list. Open a city page for a metro area breakdown. Or pan the interactive map directly. All four read the same nightly-refreshed OpenStreetMap dataset, so they never disagree with each other.
Is the Flock camera tracker free?
Yes — free, with no account, no signup and no paywall. The underlying camera data is OpenStreetMap data licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL), which anyone can use under its terms. FlockScanner republishes it as a map and a searchable directory.
As of September 4, 2026, FlockScanner maps 138,636 documented ALPR (automated license plate reader) cameras across 50 US states, including Flock Safety cameras, sourced from OpenStreetMap and refreshed nightly. That figure is a lower bound on the number actually installed — it counts what volunteers have mapped, not what exists.
Camera location data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL).