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Newark has 29 mapped plate readers. 23 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 29, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Newark: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 19717 has the most (18), then 19716 (5). Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles and 1 on a building.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 19716 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 19716 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 19716 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19716 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19716 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest and north (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | May 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 19717 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Newark
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 1
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
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include private operators (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.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. 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 32 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
- 32
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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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 November 29, 2025 to September 28, 2026. 18 of the 23 were first mapped in 2026, with 10 in September alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Plate readers near Newark
Flock cameras in Newark, DE: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Newark?
23 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Newark, DE, 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 19717 has the most (18).
Who runs the plate readers in Newark?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Delaware 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 23 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, DE, 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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