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Decatur has 40 mapped plate readers. 35 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Sep 20, 2024 and Sep 23, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Decatur: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 35603 has the most (19), then 35601 (16). Mounted on, where known: 21 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Decatur Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 23, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Decatur
Most don't say who runs them.
- Decatur Police Department 1
What the Flock cameras in Decatur keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include Decatur Police Department (1).
- 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 Decatur
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Decatur 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 145 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Decatur Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 145
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Decatur were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from September 20, 2024 to September 23, 2026. 20 of the 35 were first mapped in 2024, with 10 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Decatur
Flock cameras in Decatur, AL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Decatur?
35 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Decatur, AL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Decatur?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 35603 has the most (19).
Who runs the plate readers in Decatur?
Most don't say who runs them, and Decatur Police Department is tagged on 1. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Alabama law.
Which agencies around Decatur use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Decatur Police Department and Morgan County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 35 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Decatur 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 Decatur, 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
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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