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Blaine has 41 mapped plate readers. 39 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 17, 2025 and Jul 30, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
The top tagged operator is Blaine PD (3).
Flock cameras in Blaine: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 55434 has the most (26), then 55449 (13). Mounted on, where known: 5 on traffic signals and 3 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blaine PD | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55434 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north and east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blaine PD | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Blaine PD | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55449 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and southeast (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Blaine
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 5
- Blaine PD 3
What the Flock cameras in Blaine 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 (5) and Blaine PD (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 Blaine
64 agencies can search reads from the Blaine Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Blaine Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 64
- Other organizations on its list
- 1
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 31
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 38
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 Blaine
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Blaine were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 17, 2025 to July 30, 2026. 31 of the 39 were first mapped in 2025, with 18 in December alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Blaine, MN: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Blaine?
39 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Blaine, MN, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Blaine?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 55434 has the most (26).
Who runs the plate readers in Blaine?
Most don't say who runs them, and Blaine PD is tagged on 3. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Minnesota law.
Which agencies around Blaine use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Blaine Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 39 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Blaine 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 Blaine, MN, 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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