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Hobbs has 37 mapped license plate readers, listed here by maker tag. The most common maker tag is Flock Safety (16). Most don't say who runs them.
A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
Each point shows where a camera stands and which way it faces.
License plate readers in Hobbs: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 88244 has the most (16). Mounted on, where known: 7 on poles. 25 of the 37 were first mapped in 2026, with 10 in July alone.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 6, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 18, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Axon Enterprise Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 88244 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2026 |
Plate readers in Hobbs by maker
CamsAhead.comWhat the plate readers in Hobbs 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 (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 Hobbs
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Hobbs 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 15 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Hobbs Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 15
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Hobbs
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Plate readers near Hobbs
License plate readers in Hobbs, NM: questions
How many license plate readers are in Hobbs?
37 plate readers are on the map in Hobbs, NM, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in Hobbs?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within New Mexico law.
Which way does each camera face?
All 37 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Hobbs 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 Hobbs, NM, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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