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Rio Rancho has 28 mapped plate readers. 26 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 29, 2025 and Jul 16, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Rio Rancho: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 87114 has the most (6), then 87004 (5). Mounted on, where known: 11 on poles, 2 on street lights and 2 on traffic signals.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 87004 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87004 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87004 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87004 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87004 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 87114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 87114 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 7, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Rio Rancho
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 4
What the Flock cameras in Rio Rancho 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 (4).
- 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 Rio Rancho
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Rio Rancho 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 2 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Rio Rancho Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 2
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 Rio Rancho
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Rio Rancho were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 29, 2025 to July 16, 2026. 20 of the 26 were first mapped in 2025, with 9 in September alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Rio Rancho
Flock cameras in Rio Rancho, NM: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Rio Rancho?
26 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Rio Rancho, NM, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Rio Rancho?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 87114 has the most (6).
Who runs the plate readers in Rio Rancho?
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 agencies around Rio Rancho use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Rio Rancho Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 26 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Rio Rancho 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 Rio Rancho, 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
- 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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