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Buffalo has 134 mapped license plate readers, listed here by maker tag. The most common maker tag is Genetec (99). 105 of 134 say who runs them.
A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
The top tagged operator is Buffalo Police Department (104).
License plate readers in Buffalo: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 14215 has the most (28), then 14212 (15) and 14213 (14). Mounted on, where known: 80 on poles and 27 on traffic signals. 97 of the 134 were first mapped in 2025, with 92 in April alone.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14201 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14202 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14202 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14202 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14202 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14202 Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14202 Show on map | Motorola Solutions Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14204 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14204 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14204 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14206 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14206 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces southeast and northeast (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14206 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14207 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14208 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14208 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14208 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14208 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14209 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14210 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14210 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14210 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14210 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14211 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14212 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14213 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14214 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14214 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14215 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east, south, west and north (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14216 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14216 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14216 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14216 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14216 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14216 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14216 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14216 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14220 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14220 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14220 Show on map | Genetec Run by: Buffalo Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 14222 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2026 |
Plate readers in Buffalo by maker
CamsAhead.comWhat the plate readers in Buffalo keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include Buffalo Police Department (104).
- 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 Buffalo
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Buffalo 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.
Buffalo 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
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Plate readers near Buffalo
License plate readers in Buffalo, NY: questions
How many license plate readers are in Buffalo?
134 plate readers are on the map in Buffalo, NY, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in Buffalo?
105 of 134 say who runs them, and Buffalo Police Department is tagged on 104. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within New York law.
Which agencies around Buffalo use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 3 agencies based in Buffalo that use plate readers, among them Buffalo Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
All 134 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
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- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
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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 Buffalo, NY, 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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