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Newark has 28 mapped plate readers. 28 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Sep 25, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Newark: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 94560 has the most (28).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94560 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Newark
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Newark 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. 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 Newark
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Newark 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 154 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Newark Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 154
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 Newark
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Newark were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from September 25, 2025 to September 21, 2026. 25 of the 28 were first mapped in 2026, with 16 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Newark
Flock cameras in Newark: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Newark?
28 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Newark, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Newark?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 94560 has the most (28).
Who runs the plate readers in Newark?
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 California law.
Which agencies around Newark use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Newark Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 28 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Newark 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 Newark, 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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