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Elkhart has 47 mapped plate readers. 42 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 29, 2025 and Oct 18, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Elkhart: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 46516 has the most (26), then 46514 (14) and 46517 (2). Mounted on, where known: 8 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46514 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Elkhart Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest and north (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast and north (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46516 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 46517 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 46517 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Elkhart Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Elkhart
Most don't say who runs them.
- Elkhart Police Department 2
- Private operators, not named 1
What the Flock cameras in Elkhart 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 Elkhart Police Department (2) and private operators (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 Elkhart
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Elkhart 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 69 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Elkhart Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 69
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Elkhart were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 29, 2025 to October 18, 2026. 30 of the 42 were first mapped in 2026, with 9 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Elkhart
Flock cameras in Elkhart, IN: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Elkhart?
42 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Elkhart, IN, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Elkhart?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 46516 has the most (26).
Who runs the plate readers in Elkhart?
Most don't say who runs them, and Elkhart Police Department is tagged on 2. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Indiana law.
Which agencies around Elkhart use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Elkhart Police Department and Elkhart County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart, IN, 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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