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Fort Smith has 51 mapped plate readers. 43 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Sep 19, 2025 and Oct 7, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Fort Smith: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 72901 has the most (14), then 72903 (11) and 72904 (9). Mounted on, where known: 3 on poles and 2 on traffic signals.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest, west, south-southwest, south-southeast, east and north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest, west, south-southwest, south-southeast and east (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest, west, south-southwest, south-southeast, east and north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest, west, south-southwest, south-southeast, east and north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest, west, south-southwest, south-southeast, east and north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest, west, south-southwest, south-southeast, east and north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest, west, south-southwest, south-southeast, east and north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast, south-southeast and west (as mapped) | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast, south-southeast and west (as mapped) | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | May 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast, east, south-southeast, south-southwest, west and north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest and west (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast, east, south-southeast, southwest, west and north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast, east, south-southeast, southwest, west and north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72903 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east and west (as mapped) | May 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72908 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72908 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 72908 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72908 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast, east, south-southeast, south-southwest, west and north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72908 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72908 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72908 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 72916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 23, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Fort Smith
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Fort Smith 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 (3).
- 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 Fort Smith
The Fort Smith Police Department’s portal lists no agency that can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 7 days.
Fort Smith Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 0
- Keeps each read for
- 7 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 45
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 15
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Fort Smith
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Fort Smith were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from September 19, 2025 to October 7, 2026. 31 of the 43 were first mapped in 2026, with 11 in June alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Fort Smith
Flock cameras in Fort Smith, AR: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Fort Smith?
43 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Fort Smith, AR, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Fort Smith?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 72901 has the most (14).
Who runs the plate readers in Fort Smith?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Arkansas law.
Which agencies around Fort Smith use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Fort Smith Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 43 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Fort Smith change.
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- 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 Fort Smith, AR, 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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