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Gainesville has 138 mapped plate readers. 30 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 18, 2024 and Aug 20, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Gainesville: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 32612 has the most (11), then 32601 (9) and 32603 (3). Mounted on, where known: 7 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32603 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32605 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32607 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 32607 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 32610 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32610 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32612 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32641 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32641 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Gainesville
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Gainesville 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.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Gainesville
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Gainesville 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 75 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Gainesville Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 75
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 Gainesville
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Gainesville were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 18, 2024 to August 20, 2026. 13 of the 30 were first mapped in 2026.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Gainesville, FL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Gainesville?
30 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Gainesville, FL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Gainesville?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 32612 has the most (11).
Who runs the plate readers in Gainesville?
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 Florida law.
Which agencies around Gainesville use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 3 agencies based in Gainesville that use plate readers, among them Gainesville Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
29 of the 30 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Gainesville 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 Gainesville, FL, 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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