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Kearney has 30 mapped plate readers. 30 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 27, 2024 and Sep 1, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Kearney: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 68849 has the most (30). Mounted on, where known: 8 on poles, 6 on street lights and 2 on traffic signals.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast and west (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south and west-northwest (as mapped) | May 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 68849 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Kearney
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Kearney keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- 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 Kearney
The Kearney 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.
Kearney Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 31
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 89
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 Kearney
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Kearney were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 27, 2024 to September 1, 2026. 26 of the 30 were first mapped in 2026, with 5 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Plate readers near Kearney
Flock cameras in Kearney, NE: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Kearney?
30 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Kearney, NE, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Kearney?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 68849 has the most (30).
Who runs the plate readers in Kearney?
None of these plate readers say who runs them yet. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Nebraska law.
Which agencies around Kearney use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Kearney Police Department and Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 30 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Kearney 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 Kearney, NE, 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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