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Georgia has 10,360 mapped plate readers. 9,464 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Atlanta has the most (548), then Augusta (248) and Sandy Springs (190). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Nov 11, 2024. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
See who runs them · Cameras in Georgia · What is a Flock camera? · Flock cameras in the US · Plate reader maps compared
Flock cameras in Georgia by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Georgia each month
Plate readers of any maker added to the map each month, not only Flock-tagged ones. Lighter bars are estimates from the first-mapped dates of current points.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock-tagged readers first mapped each month
Each row counts the Flock-tagged readers first mapped that month, newest first. Months with none are left out. Each one carries the date it was first mapped.
| Month | First mapped that month | Top cities |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 210 | 11 in Conyers and 7 in Kennesaw |
| Sep 2026 | 364 | 37 in Atlanta and 20 in Stonecrest |
| Aug 2026 | 1,115 | 105 in Atlanta and 27 in Chamblee |
| Jul 2026 | 1,219 | 69 in Atlanta and 41 in Sandy Springs |
| Jun 2026 | 640 | 22 in Atlanta and 21 in Augusta |
| May 2026 | 353 | 32 in Atlanta and 11 in Tybee Island |
| Apr 2026 | 440 | 33 in Atlanta and 18 in Conyers |
| Mar 2026 | 439 | 50 in Augusta and 49 in Atlanta |
| Feb 2026 | 513 | 33 in Atlanta and 26 in Fayetteville |
| Jan 2026 | 566 | 33 in Atlanta and 23 in Augusta |
| Dec 2025 | 871 | 52 in Atlanta and 34 in Macon |
| Nov 2025 | 794 | 54 in Mableton and 43 in Atlanta |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Georgia
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 229 agencies in Georgia that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 68
- Atlanta Police Department 27
- Seminole County Sheriff's Office 25
- Vidalia GA 21
- Lyons GA 10
- Warner Robins Police Department 10
- City of Palmetto PD 8
- Swainsboro GA 7
- Ellijay Police Department 5
- Roswell Police 5
Plate reader law in Georgia
| Topic | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Status | Law, from a secondary source |
| Law | O.C.G.A. § 35-1-22 (HB 79, 2018) |
| What it does | Lets police collect plate-reader data and use it only for law enforcement purposes, caps retention, allows sharing among law enforcement agencies and makes misuse a crime. |
| How long it is kept | 30 months |
| Who it can be shared with | Law enforcement agencies may share captured plate data with other law enforcement agencies for law enforcement purposes |
| Public record? | Not subject to public disclosure under the Open Records Act |
| Public records law | Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq. |
| Checked |
See Georgia plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Georgia: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Georgia?
9,464 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Georgia, as of November 7, 2026. The real number may be higher or lower: the map shows only the cameras mapped so far.
Which cities in Georgia have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Atlanta (548), Augusta (248) and Sandy Springs (190). The city list on this page shows each city with a Flock-tagged reader.
Is each mapped camera still there?
Not always. A point shows where someone mapped a camera. None of the 9,464 carries a date from a check on the ground yet.
Georgia's plate reader data
From OpenStreetMap, under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. A free copy goes to anyone who asks: how it is made and how to ask.
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10,360 cameras listed or mapped in Georgia 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, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
- National Conference of State Legislatures, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes: plate reader laws by state, checked Oct 25, 2026
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Open Government Guide: public records law, checked Oct 25, 2026
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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