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Sarasota has 52 mapped plate readers. 43 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 11, 2024 and Oct 29, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Sarasota: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 34237 has the most (15), then 34234 (13) and 34236 (12). Mounted on, where known: 8 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: Not listed yet | Faces north and south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest and southwest (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34234 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: SarasotaPoliceDepartment | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34236 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 34237 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Sarasota
Most don't say who runs them.
- SarasotaPoliceDepartment 1
What the Flock cameras in Sarasota keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 1 of 43 say who runs them, most often SarasotaPoliceDepartment (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 Sarasota
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Sarasota 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 209 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Sarasota Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 209
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 Sarasota were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 11, 2024 to October 29, 2026. 24 of the 43 were first mapped in 2026, with 7 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Sarasota, FL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Sarasota?
43 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Sarasota, FL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Sarasota?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 34237 has the most (15).
Who runs the plate readers in Sarasota?
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 Sarasota use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 3 agencies based in Sarasota that use plate readers, among them Sarasota Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
All 43 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Sarasota 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 Sarasota, 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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