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McDonough has 27 mapped plate readers. 26 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jun 22, 2025 and Oct 3, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in McDonough: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 30253 has the most (20).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 18, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 6, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 30253 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 3, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in McDonough
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in McDonough 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 McDonough
1,900 agencies can search reads from the McDonough Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
McDonough Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 1,900
- Other organizations on its list
- 30
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 62
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 118
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in McDonough
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in McDonough were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from June 22, 2025 to October 3, 2026. 16 of the 26 were first mapped in 2026, with 6 in July alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in McDonough, GA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in McDonough?
26 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in McDonough, GA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in McDonough?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 30253 has the most (20).
Who runs the plate readers in McDonough?
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 McDonough use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 3 agencies based in McDonough that use plate readers, among them McDonough Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
All 26 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in McDonough 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 McDonough, 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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