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Lafayette has 40 mapped plate readers. 39 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Sep 23, 2025 and Oct 31, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Lafayette: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 47901 has the most (31), then 47904 (8). Mounted on, where known: 7 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47901 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 47904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 47904 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 23, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Lafayette
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Lafayette 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 private operators (3).
- 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 Lafayette
2,084 agencies can search reads from the Lafayette Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Lafayette Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 2,084
- Other organizations on its list
- 23
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 30
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 134
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Lafayette
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Lafayette were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from September 23, 2025 to October 31, 2026. 28 of the 39 were first mapped in 2026, with 10 in October alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Lafayette
Flock cameras in Lafayette, IN: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Lafayette?
39 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Lafayette, IN, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Lafayette?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 47901 has the most (31).
Who runs the plate readers in Lafayette?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Indiana law.
Which agencies around Lafayette use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Lafayette Police Department and Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 39 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Lafayette 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 Lafayette, 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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