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Missouri has 3,521 mapped plate readers. 2,565 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Kansas City has the most (113), then Columbia (110) and Blue Springs (71). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Mar 30, 2023. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in Missouri by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Missouri each month
Plate readers of any maker added to the map each month, not only Flock-tagged ones. Lighter bars are estimates from the first-mapped dates of current points.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock-tagged readers first mapped each month
Each row counts the Flock-tagged readers first mapped that month, newest first. Months with none are left out. Each one carries the date it was first mapped.
| Month | First mapped that month | Top cities |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 66 | 9 in St. Louis and 8 in Sedalia |
| Sep 2026 | 69 | 4 in Frontenac and 3 in Lee's Summit |
| Aug 2026 | 272 | 11 in Blue Springs and 11 in Kansas City |
| Jul 2026 | 227 | 12 in Town and Country and 11 in Chesterfield |
| Jun 2026 | 180 | 13 in St. Joseph and 11 in Fulton |
| May 2026 | 148 | 10 in Columbia and 8 in Lee's Summit |
| Apr 2026 | 118 | 21 in Kansas City and 12 in Columbia |
| Mar 2026 | 129 | 12 in Blue Springs and 11 in Independence |
| Feb 2026 | 174 | 11 in Columbia and 11 in Kansas City |
| Jan 2026 | 200 | 20 in St. Peters and 16 in O'Fallon |
| Dec 2025 | 195 | 13 in Blue Springs and 13 in Kansas City |
| Nov 2025 | 230 | 18 in Columbia and 13 in Florissant |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Missouri
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 113 agencies in Missouri that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 132
- O'Fallon PD 30
- City of Columbia 28
- St. Charles County PD 17
- Wentzville PD 17
- Lake St. Louis PD 15
- St. Peters PD 12
- Creve Coeur PD 10
- Palmyra Police Department 6
- Winghaven ROA 6
Plate reader law in Missouri
| Topic | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Status | No state law found |
| Public records law | Missouri Sunshine Law, RSMo §§ 610.010 et seq. |
| Checked |
See Missouri plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Missouri: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Missouri?
2,565 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Missouri, as of November 7, 2026. The real number may be higher or lower: the map shows only the cameras mapped so far.
Which cities in Missouri have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Kansas City (113), Columbia (110) and Blue Springs (71). The city list on this page shows each city with a Flock-tagged reader.
Is each mapped camera still there?
Not always. A point shows where someone mapped a camera. 3 of the 2,565 carry a date when a volunteer last checked them on the ground.
Missouri's plate reader data
From OpenStreetMap, under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. A free copy goes to anyone who asks: how it is made and how to ask.
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3,521 cameras listed or mapped in Missouri 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, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
- National Conference of State Legislatures, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes: plate reader laws by state, checked Oct 25, 2026
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Open Government Guide: public records law, checked Oct 25, 2026
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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