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Panama City has 28 mapped license plate readers, listed here by maker tag. The most common maker tag is Flock Safety (15). Most don't say who runs them.
A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
Each point shows where a camera stands and which way it faces.
License plate readers in Panama City: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 32401 has the most (21), then 32405 (7). 12 of the 28 were first mapped in 2023, with 5 in September alone.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32401 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32405 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32405 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32405 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32405 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 32405 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32405 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east and east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 32405 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
Plate readers in Panama City by maker
CamsAhead.comWhat the plate readers in Panama City 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 Panama City
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Panama City 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 77 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Panama City Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 77
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.
Plate readers near Panama City
License plate readers in Panama City, FL: questions
How many license plate readers are in Panama City?
28 plate readers are on the map in Panama City, FL, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in Panama City?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Florida law.
Which agencies around Panama City use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Panama City Police Department and Panama City Beach Police Department as agencies that use 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 Panama City change.
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- 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
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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 Panama City, 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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