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Springfield has 54 mapped plate readers. 53 carry the Flock Safety tag. 42 of 53 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 15, 2025 and Oct 2, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Springfield: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 01105 has the most (17), then 01151 (14) and 01109 (8). Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 01103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01103 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01107 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01107 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01108 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01109 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01119 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01128 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east-northeast, southeast, south-southwest, west and northwest (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01144 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces west (as mapped) | May 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | May 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | May 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Springfield Police | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 01151 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Springfield
42 of 53 say who runs them.
- Springfield Police 38
- Private operators, not named 4
What the Flock cameras in Springfield 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 Springfield Police (38) and private operators (4).
- 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 Springfield
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Springfield 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 17 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Springfield Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 17
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 Springfield
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Springfield were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 15, 2025 to October 2, 2026. 43 of the 53 were first mapped in 2026, with 24 in June alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Plate readers near Springfield
Flock cameras in Springfield, MA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Springfield?
53 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Springfield, MA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Springfield?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 01105 has the most (17).
Who runs the plate readers in Springfield?
42 of 53 say who runs them, and Springfield Police is tagged on 38. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Massachusetts law.
Which agencies around Springfield use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Springfield Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 53 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Springfield 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 Springfield, 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
- 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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