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Grand Rapids has 43 mapped plate readers. 39 carry the Flock Safety tag. 23 of 39 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 5, 2025 and Oct 24, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Grand Rapids: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 49507 has the most (13), then 49503 (8) and 49505 (8). Mounted on, where known: 14 on traffic signals, 10 on poles and 4 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49503 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49504 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49505 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Grand Rapids Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49507 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south, east, north and west (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49544 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 25, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Grand Rapids
23 of 39 say who runs them.
- Grand Rapids Police Department 23
What the Flock cameras in Grand Rapids keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 23 of 39 say who runs them, most often Grand Rapids Police Department (23).
- 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 Grand Rapids
1,610 agencies can search reads from the Grand Rapids Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Grand Rapids Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 1,610
- Other organizations on its list
- 20
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 29
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 159
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 Grand Rapids
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Grand Rapids were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 5, 2025 to October 24, 2026. 27 of the 39 were first mapped in 2025, with 10 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Grand Rapids
Flock cameras in Grand Rapids, MI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Grand Rapids?
39 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Grand Rapids, MI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Grand Rapids?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 49507 has the most (13).
Who runs the plate readers in Grand Rapids?
23 of 39 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 Grand Rapids use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Grand Rapids Police Department and Kent County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 39 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids, 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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