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Matthews has 25 mapped plate readers. 22 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 5, 2025 and Aug 19, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Matthews: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 28105 has the most (22).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 28105 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Matthews
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Matthews 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 Matthews
1,763 agencies can search reads from the Matthews Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Matthews Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 1,763
- Other organizations on its list
- 24
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 12
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 132
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Matthews
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Matthews were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 5, 2025 to August 19, 2026. 14 of the 22 were first mapped in 2025, with 8 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Matthews, NC: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Matthews?
22 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Matthews, NC, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Matthews?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 28105 has the most (22).
Who runs the plate readers in Matthews?
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 North Carolina law.
Which agencies around Matthews use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Matthews Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
20 of the 22 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Matthews 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 Matthews, NC, 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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