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Alabaster has 32 mapped plate readers. 31 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 16, 2024 and Jun 22, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Alabaster: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 35007 has the most (19). Mounted on, where known: 10 on poles.
28 more plate readers are on Alabaster Police Department’s own list, counted apart.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35007 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Alabaster
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Alabaster keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Alabaster
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Alabaster Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 149 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Alabaster Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 149
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Alabaster
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Alabaster were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 16, 2024 to June 22, 2026. 26 of the 31 were first mapped in 2025, with 18 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Alabaster, AL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Alabaster?
31 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Alabaster, AL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Alabaster?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 35007 has the most (19).
Who runs the plate readers in Alabaster?
None of these plate readers say who runs them yet. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Alabama law.
Which agencies around Alabaster use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Alabaster Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 31 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Alabaster change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Alabaster, AL, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
- Alabaster Police Department, Alabama: Camera locations: Alabaster Police Department. Read November 7, 2026.
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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