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Tuscaloosa has 57 mapped plate readers. 51 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 3, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Tuscaloosa: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 35487 has the most (40), then 35490 (5) and 35405 (1). Mounted on, where known: 25 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35405 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35406 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35487 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35490 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35490 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35490 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35490 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 35490 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Tuscaloosa
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Tuscaloosa 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 106 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Tuscaloosa Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 106
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 Tuscaloosa
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Tuscaloosa were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 3, 2025 to October 5, 2026. 36 of the 51 were first mapped in 2026, with 8 in April alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Tuscaloosa
Flock cameras in Tuscaloosa, AL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Tuscaloosa?
51 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Tuscaloosa, AL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Tuscaloosa?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 35487 has the most (40).
Who runs the plate readers in Tuscaloosa?
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 Tuscaloosa use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Tuscaloosa Police Department and Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 51 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa, 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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