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Tracking America's fastest-growing invasive species.
They don't migrate. They don't sing. They just sit on poles and read license plates.
Are You Flocked? is an independent database and map documenting Flock Safety and automated license plate reader deployments across the United States.
There's only one way to find out.
4,143 documented ALPR deployments across 3,523 communities, sourced from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas of Surveillance. Database last updated 2026-08-07. A town with no entry means no verified record currently in our database — never proof that cameras are absent.
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An interactive map of documented ALPR deployments across the United States, built from public records and open surveillance datasets.
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The strange, funny, and occasionally alarming edges of everyday surveillance.
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Every state below has documented ALPR records on file.
Prosecutors have filed 26 counts, including stalking and official misconduct, against an IMPD officer they allege ran Flock plate searches on 11 people without a law-enforcement purpose. The charges are allegations; the officer is one of five IMPD officers suspended in recent weeks over ALPR use.
NewsweekSep 24, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
At a Senate Judiciary crime subcommittee hearing chaired by Sen. Josh Hawley, senators from both parties questioned warrantless searches and cybersecurity gaps in license plate reader systems. The CEOs of Flock, Axon, Motorola Solutions and Verkada were invited but did not appear, according to the report.
Nextgov/FCWSep 23, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
Lindsey Isaacs testified that she was arrested for a fatal I-4 hit-and-run after investigators relied on a Flock read of a different-colored vehicle miles from the crash. She spent 13 days in jail before the case against her collapsed.
FOX 13 Tampa BaySep 23, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
Sheriff Ross Teeple told the Senate subcommittee that plate readers are a useful tool but that he was given contradictory answers from Flock about how AI is used in its cameras. Pinal County ended its Flock contract in August.
Arizona's FamilySep 23, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
A plain-English tour of automated license plate readers, what they record, and why reasonable people argue about them.
The Flock Desk · 2026-07-28
Read story →Six clauses that tell you almost everything, and the one number that people usually skip.
The Flock Desk · 2026-07-14
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