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Sparks has 61 mapped plate readers. 61 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Oct 14, 2025 and Sep 12, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
The top tagged operator is Sparks (11).
Flock cameras in Sparks: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 89431 has the most (50), then 89436 (11). Mounted on, where known: 4 on traffic signals, 2 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and east (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast and west (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89431 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest and east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Sparks | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 89436 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Sparks
Most don't say who runs them.
- Sparks 11
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Sparks 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 Sparks (11) and private operators (3).
- 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 Sparks
The Sparks Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 13, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Sparks Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 61
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 0
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 Sparks
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Sparks were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from October 14, 2025 to September 12, 2026. 33 of the 61 were first mapped in 2025, with 20 in October alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Sparks, NV: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Sparks?
61 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Sparks, NV, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Sparks?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 89431 has the most (50).
Who runs the plate readers in Sparks?
Most don't say who runs them, and Sparks is tagged on 11. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Nevada law.
Which agencies around Sparks use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Sparks Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 61 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Sparks 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 Sparks, NV, 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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