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Flock cameras in Sterling Heights, MI
27 plate readers tagged Flock Safety in Sterling Heights.
Plate readers © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · © OpenMapTiles
Sterling Heights has 27 mapped plate readers. 27 carry the Flock Safety tag. 27 of 27 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Oct 28, 2023 and May 2, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Sterling Heights: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 48312 has the most (10), then 48310 (9) and 48313 (6). Mounted on, where known: 26 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48310 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 25, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 5, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 13, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48312 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48313 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2023 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48313 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2023 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48313 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2023 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48313 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48313 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48313 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48314 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 18, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48314 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sterling Heights Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 4, 2025 ✓ |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Sterling Heights
27 of 27 say who runs them.
- Sterling Heights Police Department 23
- Private operators, not named 4
What the Flock cameras in Sterling Heights keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 27 of 27 say who runs them, most often Sterling Heights 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 Sterling Heights
The Sterling Heights Police Department’s portal lists no agency that can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Sterling Heights Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 0
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 24
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 244
Its transparency portal, as of 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 Sterling Heights were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from October 28, 2023 to May 2, 2026. 13 of the 27 were first mapped in 2025, with 11 in April alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Sterling Heights
Flock cameras in Sterling Heights, MI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Sterling Heights?
27 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Sterling Heights, MI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Sterling Heights?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 48312 has the most (10).
Who runs the plate readers in Sterling Heights?
27 of 27 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 Sterling Heights use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Sterling Heights 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.
Has anyone checked these cameras on the ground?
12 carry a ground-check date, marked ✓ in its row.
Know when cameras in Sterling Heights 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 Sterling Heights, 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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