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Oxford has 31 mapped plate readers. 29 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 26, 2025 and Aug 11, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Oxford: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 36203 has the most (12). Mounted on, where known: 15 on poles, 3 on street lights and 1 on a building.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 36203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Oxford
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 6
What the Flock cameras in Oxford 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).
- 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 Oxford
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Oxford 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 229 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Oxford Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 229
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 Oxford were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 26, 2025 to August 11, 2026. 15 of the 29 were first mapped in 2026.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Oxford
Flock cameras in Oxford, AL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Oxford?
29 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Oxford, AL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Oxford?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 36203 has the most (12).
Who runs the plate readers in Oxford?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Alabama law.
Which agencies around Oxford use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Oxford Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 29 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Oxford 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
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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 Oxford, 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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