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Troy has 32 mapped plate readers. 31 carry the Flock Safety tag. 30 of 31 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Dec 7, 2024 and Aug 12, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Troy: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 48083 has the most (18), then 48084 (8) and 48098 (3). Mounted on, where known: 27 on poles and 4 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48083 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48084 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48084 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48084 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48084 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48084 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48084 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48084 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48084 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 48085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2024 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 48085 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48098 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48098 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 48098 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Troy Police Department (Michigan) | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2025 |
Near you: Flock camera map near you.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Troy
30 of 31 say who runs them.
- Troy Police Department (Michigan) 25
- Private operators, not named 5
What the Flock cameras in Troy keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 30 of 31 say who runs them, most often Troy Police Department (Michigan) (25).
- 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 Troy
185 agencies can search reads from the Troy Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Troy Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 185
- Other organizations on its list
- 2
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 27
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 78
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 Troy
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Troy were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from December 7, 2024 to August 12, 2026. 28 of the 31 were first mapped in 2025, with 22 in April alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Troy, MI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Troy?
31 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Troy, MI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Troy?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 48083 has the most (18).
Who runs the plate readers in Troy?
30 of 31 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 Troy use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Troy Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 31 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Has anyone checked these cameras on the ground?
2 carry a ground-check date, marked ✓ in its row.
Know when cameras in Troy 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 Troy, 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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