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Hoover has 69 mapped plate readers. 29 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 17, 2024 and Aug 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 Hoover: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 35244 has the most (17), then 35226 (2) and 35243 (2). Mounted on, where known: 5 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | May 9, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 9, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35226 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35226 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35243 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35243 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Hoover Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast and southwest (as mapped) | May 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Hoover
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 6
- Hoover Police Department 1
What the Flock cameras in Hoover 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 private operators (6) and Hoover 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 Hoover
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Hoover 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 134 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Hoover Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 134
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 Hoover were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 17, 2024 to August 22, 2026. 19 of the 29 were first mapped in 2026.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Hoover, AL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Hoover?
29 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Hoover, AL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Hoover?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 35244 has the most (17).
Who runs the plate readers in Hoover?
Most don't say who runs them, and Hoover 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 Hoover use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Hoover Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
28 of the 29 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Hoover 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 Hoover, 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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