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Kentwood has 32 mapped plate readers. 27 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 14, 2025 and Nov 1, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Kentwood: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 49508 has the most (10), then 49512 (10) and 49548 (7). Mounted on, where known: 13 on poles, 2 on traffic signals and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Kentwood Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Kentwood Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49508 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Kentwood Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Kentwood Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Kentwood Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Kentwood Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49512 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49548 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49548 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49548 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49548 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49548 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49548 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49548 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Kentwood
Most don't say who runs them.
- Kentwood Police Department 6
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Kentwood keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include Kentwood Police Department (6) and private operators (3).
- 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 Kentwood
1,523 agencies can search reads from the Kentwood Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Kentwood Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 1,523
- Other organizations on its list
- 17
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 21
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 116
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Kentwood
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Kentwood were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 14, 2025 to November 1, 2026. 16 of the 27 were first mapped in 2025, with 9 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Kentwood, MI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Kentwood?
27 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Kentwood, MI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Kentwood?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIPs 49508 and 49512 have the most (10 each).
Who runs the plate readers in Kentwood?
Most don't say who runs them, and Kentwood Police Department is tagged on 6. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Michigan law.
Which agencies around Kentwood use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Kentwood Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 27 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Kentwood 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 Kentwood, 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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