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East Lansing has 53 mapped license plate readers, listed here by maker tag. The most common maker tag is Genetec (51). 52 of 53 say who runs them.
A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
Each point shows where a camera stands. 52 of the 53 show which way they face.
License plate readers in East Lansing: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 48824 has the most (28), then 48825 (25). Mounted on, where known: 35 on street lights, 16 on buildings and 1 on a trailer. 46 of the 53 were first mapped in 2025, with 30 in May alone.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces south (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | May 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48824 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces north (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces south (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Parking Services | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: East Lansing Police Department | Direction not mapped | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48825 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east, south and west (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2026 |
Plate readers in East Lansing by maker
CamsAhead.comWhat the plate readers in East Lansing keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 52 of 53 say who runs them, most often Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety (35).
- 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 East Lansing
116 agencies can search reads from the East Lansing Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal does not say how long it keeps reads.
East Lansing Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 116
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 8
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 94
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in East Lansing
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Plate readers near East Lansing
License plate readers in East Lansing, MI: questions
How many license plate readers are in East Lansing?
53 plate readers are on the map in East Lansing, MI, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in East Lansing?
52 of 53 say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Michigan law.
Which agencies around East Lansing use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Michigan State University Police as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
52 of the 53 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
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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 East Lansing, MI, 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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