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Lake Forest has 42 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 5, 2024 and Oct 25, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Lake Forest: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 60045 has the most (27). Mounted on, where known: 10 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Highland Park Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast and north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: HPPD | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60045 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 25, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Lake Forest
Most don't say who runs them.
- Highland Park Police Department 1
- HPPD 1
What the Flock cameras in Lake Forest keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 2 of 32 say who runs them, most often Highland Park Police Department (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 Lake Forest
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Lake Forest 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 173 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Lake Forest Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 173
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 Lake Forest
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Lake Forest were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 5, 2024 to October 25, 2026. 17 of the 32 were first mapped in 2025, with 4 in December alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Lake Forest
Flock cameras in Lake Forest, IL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Lake Forest?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Lake Forest, IL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Lake Forest?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 60045 has the most (27).
Who runs the plate readers in Lake Forest?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Illinois law.
Which agencies around Lake Forest use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Lake Forest Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 32 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest, IL, 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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