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Paducah has 32 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 15, 2024 and Apr 6, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Paducah: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 42001 has the most (2). Mounted on, where known: 18 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: PaducahPD | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: PaducahPD | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: McCracken County Sheriffs Office | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: PaducahPD | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: McCracken County Sheriffs Office | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: McCracken County Sheriffs Office | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: McCracken County Sheriffs Office | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: McCracken County Sheriffs Office | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: McCracken County Sheriffs Office | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 42001 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: McCracken County Sheriffs Office | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 42001 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2025 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Paducah
Most don't say who runs them.
- McCracken County Sheriffs Office 7
- PaducahPD 3
What the Flock cameras in Paducah keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 10 of 32 say who runs them, most often McCracken County Sheriffs Office (7).
- 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 Paducah
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Paducah 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 153 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Paducah Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 153
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 Paducah were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 15, 2024 to April 6, 2026. 18 of the 32 were first mapped in 2025, with 7 in September alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Paducah
Flock cameras in Paducah, KY: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Paducah?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Paducah, KY, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Paducah?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 42001 has the most (2).
Who runs the plate readers in Paducah?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Kentucky law.
Which agencies around Paducah use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Paducah Police Department and McCracken County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use 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 Paducah 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 Paducah, KY, 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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