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Troy has 29 mapped plate readers. 28 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 20, 2025 and Aug 17, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Troy: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 12182 has the most (5). Mounted on, where known: 6 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 12182 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12182 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12182 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12182 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 12182 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Troy
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Troy 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 Troy
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Troy 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 7 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Troy Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 7
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 Troy
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Troy were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 20, 2025 to August 17, 2026. 14 of the 28 were first mapped in 2026, with 9 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Troy
Flock cameras in Troy, NY: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Troy?
28 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Troy, NY, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Troy?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 12182 has the most (5).
Who runs the plate readers in Troy?
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 York law.
Which agencies around Troy use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Troy Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 28 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Troy 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 Troy, 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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