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Perth Amboy has 33 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Dec 1, 2025 and Oct 19, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Perth Amboy: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 08861 has the most (32). Mounted on, where known: 7 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast, north, west-northwest, east-northeast, south-southeast and southwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 08861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north, east-northeast, southeast, south-southwest and west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Perth Amboy
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Perth Amboy Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 38 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Perth Amboy Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 38
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Perth Amboy were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from December 1, 2025 to October 19, 2026. 18 of the 32 were first mapped in 2026, with 6 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Plate readers near Perth Amboy
Flock cameras in Perth Amboy, NJ: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Perth Amboy?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Perth Amboy, NJ, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Perth Amboy?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 08861 has the most (32).
Who runs the plate readers in Perth Amboy?
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 New Jersey law.
Which agencies around Perth Amboy use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Perth Amboy Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 32 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy, NJ, 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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