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Homewood has 32 mapped plate readers. 31 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Aug 4, 2025 and Oct 16, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Homewood: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 35209 has the most (20), then 35229 (11).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest and east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Homewood
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Homewood 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 Homewood
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Homewood 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 123 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Homewood Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 123
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 Homewood
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Homewood were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from August 4, 2025 to October 16, 2026. 18 of the 31 were first mapped in 2026, with 5 in October alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Homewood, AL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Homewood?
31 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Homewood, AL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Homewood?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 35209 has the most (20).
Who runs the plate readers in Homewood?
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 Homewood use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Homewood 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 Homewood 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 Homewood, 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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