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Norton Shores has 31 mapped plate readers. 22 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 8, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Norton Shores: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 49444 has the most (10), then 49441 (9). Mounted on, where known: 14 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49441 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 49444 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 14, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Norton Shores
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Norton Shores 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 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 Norton Shores
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Norton Shores 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 144 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Norton Shores Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 144
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Norton Shores were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 8, 2025 to July 14, 2026. 14 of the 22 were first mapped in 2025, with 9 in December alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Norton Shores
Flock cameras in Norton Shores, MI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Norton Shores?
22 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Norton Shores, MI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Norton Shores?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 49444 has the most (10).
Who runs the plate readers in Norton Shores?
Most don't 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 Norton Shores use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Norton Shores Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 22 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Norton Shores 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 Norton Shores, 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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