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Monroe has 33 mapped plate readers. 33 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Dec 3, 2025 and Oct 10, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Monroe: locations by ZIP code
Mounted on, where known: 3 on poles and 3 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 22, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 18, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2026 |
Near you: Flock camera locations near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Monroe
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Monroe 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 Monroe
The Monroe Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Monroe Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 16
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 151
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 Monroe
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Monroe were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from December 3, 2025 to October 10, 2026. 30 of the 33 were first mapped in 2026, with 21 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Monroe
Flock cameras in Monroe, NC: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Monroe?
33 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Monroe, NC, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in Monroe?
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 Monroe use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Monroe Police Department and Union County Sheriff's Department as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 33 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Monroe 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 Monroe, 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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