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Piedmont has 40 mapped plate readers. 39 carry the Flock Safety tag. 37 of 39 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 14, 2019 and Oct 26, 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 Piedmont: locations by ZIP code
Mounted on, where known: 10 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: Piedmont | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2019 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2019 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2019 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces east (as mapped) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Piedmont | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 26, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Piedmont
37 of 39 say who runs them.
- City of Piedmont 36
- Piedmont 1
What the Flock cameras in Piedmont keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include City of Piedmont (36) and Piedmont (1).
- 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 Piedmont
The Piedmont Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 60 days.
Piedmont Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 60 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 57
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 87
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Piedmont
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Piedmont were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 14, 2019 to October 26, 2026. 28 of the 39 were first mapped in 2026, with 9 in February alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Piedmont: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Piedmont?
39 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Piedmont, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in Piedmont?
37 of 39 say who runs them, and City of Piedmont is tagged on 36. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around Piedmont use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Piedmont Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 39 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Piedmont 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 Piedmont, 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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