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Nebraska has 659 mapped plate readers. 418 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Kearney has the most (30), then Omaha (26) and North Platte (26). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Nov 27, 2024. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in Nebraska by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Nebraska 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 | 12 | 6 in South Sioux City and 1 in Neligh |
| Sep 2026 | 39 | 11 in Lincoln and 9 in York |
| Aug 2026 | 28 | 2 in Grand Island and 2 in Kearney |
| Jul 2026 | 68 | 7 in Hastings and 5 in Grand Island |
| Jun 2026 | 31 | 4 in Kearney and 3 in Imperial |
| May 2026 | 13 | 2 in Kearney and 1 in Chalco |
| Apr 2026 | 18 | 5 in North Platte and 3 in Scottsbluff |
| Mar 2026 | 16 | 5 in Kearney and 3 in Omaha |
| Feb 2026 | 32 | 3 in Gothenburg and 3 in Kearney |
| Jan 2026 | 25 | 5 in Omaha and 4 in Kearney |
| Dec 2025 | 48 | 6 in South Sioux City and 5 in Lexington |
| Nov 2025 | 8 | 2 in Scottsbluff and 1 in Kearney |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Nebraska
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 20 agencies in Nebraska that use plate readers.
- Harlan County Sheriff 2
- Halran County Sheriff 1
- Harlan County Sheriff Office 1
Plate reader law in Nebraska
| Topic | Nebraska |
|---|---|
| Status | Law |
| Law | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-3201 to 60-3209 (Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act, LB93, 2018) |
| What it does | Bars government use of plate readers except listed police checks, parking, secured areas, tolls and weigh stations; caps retention at 180 days, requires posted policies and yearly reports, and limits disclosure. |
| How long it is kept | 180 days, unless evidence, under a preservation request, or subject to a warrant, subpoena or court order (§ 60-3204(1)) |
| Who it can be shared with | Disclosed only to the registered owner, with the owner's prior written consent, under a court disclosure order, or as the result of a match (§ 60-3209(1)); privacy policy required so data is not shared in violation of the Act (§ 60-3206(2)) |
| Public record? | 'not considered a public record for purposes of sections 84-712 to 84-712.09' (§ 60-3209(1)) |
| Owner access | Yes: 'shall only be disclosed to the person to whom the vehicle is registered' or as listed; not where a valid protection order against a joint registrant is presented (§ 60-3209) |
| Public records law | Nebraska Public Records Statutes, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-712 to 84-712.09 |
| Checked |
See Nebraska plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Nebraska: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Nebraska?
418 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Nebraska, 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 Nebraska have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Kearney (30), Omaha (26) and North Platte (26). 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. None of the 418 carries a date from a check on the ground yet.
Nebraska's plate reader data
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661 cameras listed or mapped in Nebraska 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
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-3201 to 60-3209 (Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act, LB93, 2018): plate reader law, 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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