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San Francisco has 509 mapped plate readers. 471 carry the Flock Safety tag. 458 of 471 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 6, 2024 and Nov 4, 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 San Francisco: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 94103 has the most (44), then 94110 (36) and 94132 (35). Mounted on, where known: 320 on poles, 10 on street lights and 8 on gantries or bridges.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94102 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north and northeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94107 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94107 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94108 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94110 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94112 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94112 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94112 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94112 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94112 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94112 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94112 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94112 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94115 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94115 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94116 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94116 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | May 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94117 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94118 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94118 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94118 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Direction not mapped | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94121 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94121 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94121 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | May 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94121 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94121 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest and northeast (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | May 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94123 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94127 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94129 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94130 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94131 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94131 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94131 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94131 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | May 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94132 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast and south (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94133 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94134 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94134 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94158 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: San Francisco Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
Showing the 150 most recently mapped of 471. See all 471 on the map.
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in San Francisco
458 of 471 say who runs them.
- San Francisco Police Department 427
- Private operators, not named 31
What the Flock cameras in San Francisco keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 458 of 471 say who runs them, most often San Francisco Police Department (427).
- 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 San Francisco
305 agencies can search reads from the San Francisco Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 365 days.
San Francisco Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 305
- Other organizations on its list
- 4
- Keeps each read for
- 365 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 483
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 147
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 San Francisco
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in San Francisco were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 6, 2024 to November 4, 2026. 280 of the 471 were first mapped in 2025, with 144 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near San Francisco
Flock cameras in San Francisco: questions
How many Flock cameras are in San Francisco?
471 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in San Francisco, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in San Francisco?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 94103 has the most (44).
Who runs the plate readers in San Francisco?
458 of 471 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 San Francisco use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists San Francisco Police Department and Northern California Regional Intelligence Center as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
469 of the 471 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Has anyone checked these cameras on the ground?
1 carries a ground-check date, marked ✓ in its row.
Camera alerts
Know when cameras in San Francisco 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 San Francisco, 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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