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Flint has 66 mapped plate readers. 59 carry the Flock Safety tag. 33 of 59 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 11, 2025 and Nov 4, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Flint: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 48505 has the most (24), then 48503 (14) and 48502 (13). Mounted on, where known: 37 on poles, 2 on traffic signals and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48502 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Burton Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Flint Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2025 |
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Flint
33 of 59 say who runs them.
- Flint Police Department 32
- Burton Police Department 1
What the Flock cameras in Flint 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 Flint Police Department (32) and Burton Police Department (1).
- 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 Flint
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Flint 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 151 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Flint Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 151
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 Flint
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Flint were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 11, 2025 to November 4, 2026. 35 of the 59 were first mapped in 2025, with 32 in May alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Flint, MI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Flint?
59 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Flint, MI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Flint?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 48505 has the most (24).
Who runs the plate readers in Flint?
33 of 59 say who runs them, and Flint Police Department is tagged on 32. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Michigan law.
Which agencies around Flint use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 4 agencies based in Flint that use plate readers, among them Flint Township Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
All 59 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Flint 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 Flint, 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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