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Edina has 47 mapped plate readers. 46 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Apr 1, 2025 and Oct 4, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Edina: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 55435 has the most (27), then 55424 (9) and 55436 (8). Mounted on, where known: 18 on poles and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55424 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Edina Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Edina Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Edina Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Edina Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Edina Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Edina Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55435 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Edina Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 55439 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 55439 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 28, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Edina
Most don't say who runs them.
- Edina Police Department 7
What the Flock cameras in Edina 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 Edina Police Department (7).
- 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 Edina
The Edina Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Edina Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 22
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 15
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 Edina
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Edina were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from April 1, 2025 to October 4, 2026. 36 of the 46 were first mapped in 2025, with 19 in December alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Edina, MN: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Edina?
46 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Edina, MN, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Edina?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 55435 has the most (27).
Who runs the plate readers in Edina?
Most don't say who runs them, and Edina Police Department is tagged on 7. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Minnesota law.
Which agencies around Edina use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Edina Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 46 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Edina 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 Edina, 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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