Flock Camera Locations
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Are Flock camera locations public?

There is no official public map of Flock cameras — but locations are not truly secret either. Between public records, transparency portals, and community mapping, most cameras can be found.

What is officially disclosed

Flock Safety itself does not publish camera locations. Disclosure happens, when it happens, at the local level:

  • City council records. Contracts and camera counts are usually approved in public meetings, and the agenda packets often include installation addresses or maps.
  • Transparency portals. Some police departments publish Flock transparency pages describing their program — how many cameras, retention policy, and who they share with — though usually not exact coordinates.
  • Public records requests. In many states, camera locations, contracts, and audit logs are obtainable under open records laws. Responses vary: some agencies release full lists, others redact locations citing security exemptions.

Where the gap gets filled

Because official disclosure is patchy, volunteers document cameras that are visible from public roads and add them to OpenStreetMap, the open dataset this site’s live map is built on. Journalists and civil liberties groups — including EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance — track agency adoption the same way. Courts have consistently treated photographing and noting what is visible from public space as lawful, which is why these maps can exist at all.

The trend to watch

Transparency is contested ground. A few states and agencies have moved to exempt camera locations from public records laws, while others now require public ALPR policies and usage reporting. If you care which way your city goes, council meetings where Flock contracts come up for renewal are where the decision actually gets made.

See the cameras for yourself

Open the live Flock camera map, check cameras near you, or browse locations by state.

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Common questions

Are Flock camera locations public record?

In many states, yes — contracts, installation lists, and council approvals are public records you can request. However, some agencies withhold exact coordinates citing security exemptions, and a few states have moved to explicitly exempt camera locations from disclosure.

Does Flock Safety publish a map of its cameras?

No. Flock Safety does not publish camera locations. Some of its law-enforcement customers voluntarily run public transparency portals that describe their programs, but those pages typically list policies and usage statistics rather than exact camera positions.

Is it legal to map Flock cameras?

Yes. Cameras installed along public roads are visible to anyone, and documenting what can be seen from public space is lawful. Community mapping projects like the OpenStreetMap data shown on this site rely on exactly that principle.

How complete are community maps of Flock cameras?

Coverage varies by region. Metro areas with active volunteers are mapped well; rural areas lag behind. Treat any community map, including this one, as a growing sample of real installations rather than a complete inventory.