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Springfield has 76 mapped plate readers. 65 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jun 13, 2025 and Oct 20, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Springfield: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 65801 has the most (20), then 65804 (14) and 65806 (11). Mounted on, where known: 3 on poles, 2 on street lights and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65801 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65802 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65802 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65802 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65804 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65806 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65807 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65807 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65807 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65807 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | May 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 65897 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2026 |
Near you: Flock camera map near you.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Springfield
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 1
What the Flock cameras in Springfield 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 (1).
- 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 Springfield
498 agencies can search reads from the Springfield Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Springfield Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 498
- Other organizations on its list
- 3
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 41
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 70
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Springfield
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Springfield were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from June 13, 2025 to October 20, 2026. 40 of the 65 were first mapped in 2025, with 20 in June alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Springfield
Flock cameras in Springfield, MO: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Springfield?
65 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Springfield, MO, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Springfield?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 65801 has the most (20).
Who runs the plate readers in Springfield?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Missouri law.
Which agencies around Springfield use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Springfield Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 65 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Springfield 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 Springfield, MO, 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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