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Plainfield has 42 mapped plate readers. 42 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 20, 2025 and Aug 22, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
The top tagged operator is Plainfield Police (9).
Flock cameras in Plainfield: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 60585 has the most (20), then 60544 (19) and 60586 (3). Mounted on, where known: 13 on poles and 2 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60585 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60586 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60586 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60586 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Plainfield Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Plainfield
Most don't say who runs them.
- Plainfield Police 9
What the Flock cameras in Plainfield 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 Plainfield Police (9).
- 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 Plainfield
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Plainfield 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 142 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Plainfield Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 142
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 Plainfield
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Plainfield were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 20, 2025 to August 22, 2026. 25 of the 42 were first mapped in 2026, with 11 in June alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Plainfield, IL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Plainfield?
42 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Plainfield, IL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Plainfield?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 60585 has the most (20).
Who runs the plate readers in Plainfield?
Most don't say who runs them, and Plainfield Police is tagged on 9. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Illinois law.
Which agencies around Plainfield use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Plainfield Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 42 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Plainfield 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 Plainfield, 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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