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Methuen has 44 mapped plate readers. 22 carry the Flock Safety tag. 21 of 22 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 29, 2025 and Oct 16, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Methuen: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 01844 has the most (21). Mounted on, where known: 6 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Direction not mapped | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Direction not mapped | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Methuen Police | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01844 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 16, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Methuen
21 of 22 say who runs them.
- Methuen Police 15
- Private operators, not named 6
What the Flock cameras in Methuen keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include Methuen Police (15) and private operators (6).
- 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 Methuen
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Methuen 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 44 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Methuen Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 44
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 Methuen were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 29, 2025 to October 16, 2026. 21 of the 22 were first mapped in 2026.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Plate readers near Methuen
Flock cameras in Methuen, MA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Methuen?
22 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Methuen, MA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Methuen?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 01844 has the most (21).
Who runs the plate readers in Methuen?
21 of 22 say who runs them, and Methuen Police is tagged on 15. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Massachusetts law.
Which way does each camera face?
20 of the 22 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Methuen 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
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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 Methuen, MA, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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