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Idaho has 485 mapped plate readers. 350 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Meridian has the most (50), then Caldwell (47) and Twin Falls (43). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Apr 15, 2025. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in Idaho by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Idaho 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 | 15 | 4 in Twin Falls and 3 in Boise City |
| Sep 2026 | 8 | 2 in Nampa and 1 in Boise City |
| Aug 2026 | 37 | 9 in Meridian and 5 in Ammon |
| Jul 2026 | 54 | 8 in Nampa and 6 in Meridian |
| Jun 2026 | 30 | 16 in Meridian and 4 in Ammon |
| May 2026 | 24 | 3 in Meridian and 3 in Pocatello |
| Apr 2026 | 16 | 6 in Pocatello and 4 in Orofino |
| Mar 2026 | 9 | 3 in Twin Falls and 2 in Hailey |
| Feb 2026 | 8 | 2 in Boise City and 2 in Lava Hot Springs |
| Jan 2026 | 15 | 6 in Caldwell and 3 in Idaho Falls |
| Dec 2025 | 21 | 6 in Meridian and 4 in Caldwell |
| Nov 2025 | 32 | 20 in Pocatello and 8 in Idaho Falls |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Idaho
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 13 agencies in Idaho that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 11
- Idaho Falls Police Department 6
- Bonneville County Sheriff's Office 4
- Ada County Sheriff’s Office 1
Plate reader law in Idaho
| Topic | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Status | Law |
| Law | Idaho Code § 49-1432 (added 2025, ch. 316) |
| What it does | Lets state and local agencies use plate readers for law enforcement and traffic-flow analysis; police use is limited to crimes, traffic accidents and missing persons, not traffic infractions, with access controls, training, logs and audits. |
| Public records law | Idaho Public Records Act, Idaho Code § 74-101 et seq. |
| Checked |
See Idaho plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Idaho: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Idaho?
350 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Idaho, 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 Idaho have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Meridian (50), Caldwell (47) and Twin Falls (43). 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 350 carries a date from a check on the ground yet.
Idaho'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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485 cameras listed or mapped in Idaho 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
- Idaho Code § 49-1432 (added 2025, ch. 316): plate reader law, 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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