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Decatur has 40 mapped plate readers. 39 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jun 7, 2025 and Oct 18, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Decatur: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 30030 has the most (39). Mounted on, where known: 8 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest, south, east-southeast, northeast and north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east, south and west (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east, south and west (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east, south-southeast, southwest and west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east, south and west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest and northeast (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east, south-southeast, west-southwest and west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east, south-southeast, southwest and west (as mapped) | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east-northeast, southeast, southwest and west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east-northeast, south-southeast, southwest and northwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30030 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Decatur
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Decatur 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 Decatur
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Decatur 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 48 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Decatur Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 48
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 Decatur
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Decatur were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from June 7, 2025 to October 18, 2026. 30 of the 39 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 Decatur, GA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Decatur?
39 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Decatur, GA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Decatur?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 30030 has the most (39).
Who runs the plate readers in Decatur?
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 Georgia law.
Which agencies around Decatur use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Decatur Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
38 of the 39 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Decatur 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 Decatur, GA, 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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