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Modesto has 123 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 21, 2026 and Aug 30, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long and who can search it.
Flock cameras in Modesto: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 95354 has the most (13), then 95350 (12) and 95351 (1). Mounted on, where known: 7 on poles and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-southeast, south-southwest and north (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast, southeast, south-southwest, west-northwest and north (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95350 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95351 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest, north and east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast, southwest, north, east-northeast and west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest, north, north-northeast, east-northeast, southeast and southwest (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast, southeast, south-southwest and southwest (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest, north, east-northeast, south-southeast and southwest (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast, north and east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east-northeast, southeast, southwest and west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 95354 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Modesto
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 11
What the Flock cameras in Modesto 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 (11).
- 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. In California, a public agency may share only with other public agencies in the state.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. California requires one. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Modesto
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Modesto Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated.
Modesto Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 0
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 Modesto
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Modesto were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 21, 2026 to August 30, 2026. All 32 were first mapped in 2026, with 10 in June alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Plate readers near Modesto
Flock cameras in Modesto: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Modesto?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Modesto, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Modesto?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 95354 has the most (13).
Who runs the plate readers in Modesto?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around Modesto use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Modesto Police Department and Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 32 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Modesto 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 Modesto, CA, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- California Civil Code §1798.90.51: the use and privacy policy rule for plate readers
- California Civil Code §1798.90.55: the rule on who a public agency may share reads with
- 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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