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Poughkeepsie has 34 mapped plate readers. 34 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 14, 2025 and Nov 2, 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 McDonald's (1).
Flock cameras in Poughkeepsie: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 12601 has the most (34). Mounted on, where known: 12 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast and north-northeast (as mapped) | May 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | May 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 29, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: McDonald's | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12601 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and south (as mapped) | Nov 2, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Poughkeepsie
Most don't say who runs them.
- McDonald's 1
What the Flock cameras in Poughkeepsie 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 McDonald's (1).
- 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 Poughkeepsie
The Poughkeepsie City 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.
Poughkeepsie City Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 13
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 50
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 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 Poughkeepsie were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 14, 2025 to November 2, 2026. 21 of the 34 were first mapped in 2025.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Plate readers near Poughkeepsie
Flock cameras in Poughkeepsie, NY: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Poughkeepsie?
34 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Poughkeepsie, NY, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Poughkeepsie?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 12601 has the most (34).
Who runs the plate readers in Poughkeepsie?
Most don't say who runs them, and McDonald's is tagged on 1. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within New York law.
Which agencies around Poughkeepsie use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Poughkeepsie Police Department and Dutchess County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 34 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Poughkeepsie 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 Poughkeepsie, 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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