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Jackson has 26 mapped plate readers. 25 carry the Flock Safety tag. 14 of 25 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 8, 2025 and Aug 8, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Jackson: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 49202 has the most (13), then 49203 (12). Mounted on, where known: 14 on poles and 2 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Housing Commission | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Housing Commission | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Housing Commission | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Housing Commission | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Housing Commission | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Jackson Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49203 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Jackson
14 of 25 say who runs them.
- Jackson Police Department 9
- Jackson Housing Commission 5
What the Flock cameras in Jackson 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 Jackson Police Department (9) and Jackson Housing Commission (5).
- 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 Jackson
The Jackson Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Jackson Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 10
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 113
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 Jackson
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Jackson were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 8, 2025 to August 8, 2026. 19 of the 25 were first mapped in 2025, with 12 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Jackson, MI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Jackson?
25 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Jackson, MI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Jackson?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 49202 has the most (13).
Who runs the plate readers in Jackson?
14 of 25 say who runs them, and Jackson Police Department is tagged on 9. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Michigan law.
Which agencies around Jackson use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Jackson Police Department and Jackson County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 25 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Jackson 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 Jackson, 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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