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Niles has 28 mapped plate readers. 28 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Aug 16, 2023 and Sep 10, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Niles: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 60714 has the most (28). Mounted on, where known: 15 on poles and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: [Niles Police Department] | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast and west (as mapped) | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest and south (as mapped) | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60714 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 10, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Niles
Most don't say who runs them.
- [Niles Police Department] 1
What the Flock cameras in Niles keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include [Niles 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 Niles
460 agencies can search reads from the Niles Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Niles Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 460
- Other organizations on its list
- 11
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 21
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 78
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 Niles
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Niles were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from August 16, 2023 to September 10, 2026. 13 of the 28 were first mapped in 2026, with 7 in May alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Niles
Flock cameras in Niles, IL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Niles?
28 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Niles, IL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Niles?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 60714 has the most (28).
Who runs the plate readers in Niles?
Most don't say who runs them, and [Niles Police Department] is tagged on 1. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Illinois law.
Which agencies around Niles use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Niles Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
27 of the 28 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Niles 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 Niles, 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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