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North Dakota has 170 mapped plate readers. 124 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
West Fargo has the most (53), then Fargo (36) and Grand Forks (7). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped May 12, 2025. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in North Dakota by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in North Dakota each month
Plate readers of any maker added to the map each month, not only Flock-tagged ones. Lighter bars are estimates from the first-mapped dates of current points.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock-tagged readers first mapped each month
Each row counts the Flock-tagged readers first mapped that month, newest first. Months with none are left out. Each one carries the date it was first mapped.
| Month | First mapped that month | Top cities |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 2 | 1 in West Fargo |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 in Fargo |
| Aug 2026 | 6 | 1 in Bismarck and 1 in Fargo |
| Jul 2026 | 8 | 2 in Fargo and 2 in West Fargo |
| Jun 2026 | 9 | 4 in West Fargo and 1 in Fargo |
| May 2026 | 9 | 4 in West Fargo and 3 in Horace |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 1 in Fargo and 1 in West Fargo |
| Mar 2026 | 7 | 4 in West Fargo and 3 in Fargo |
| Feb 2026 | 11 | 8 in West Fargo and 1 in Fargo |
| Jan 2026 | 11 | 6 in Fargo and 3 in West Fargo |
| Dec 2025 | 18 | 10 in Fargo and 4 in West Fargo |
| Nov 2025 | 13 | 5 in West Fargo and 4 in Fargo |
Who runs the Flock cameras in North Dakota
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 3 agencies in North Dakota that use plate readers.
- West Fargo Police Department 15
- Private operators, not named 4
Plate reader law in North Dakota
| Topic | North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Status | No state law found |
| Public records law | N.D. Cent. Code § 44-04-18 |
| Checked |
See North Dakota plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in North Dakota: questions
How many Flock cameras are in North Dakota?
124 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in North Dakota, as of November 7, 2026. The real number may be higher or lower: the map shows only the cameras mapped so far.
Which cities in North Dakota have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: West Fargo (53), Fargo (36) and Grand Forks (7). The city list on this page shows each city with a Flock-tagged reader.
Is each mapped camera still there?
Not always. A point shows where someone mapped a camera. None of the 124 carries a date from a check on the ground yet.
North Dakota's plate reader data
From OpenStreetMap, under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. A free copy goes to anyone who asks: how it is made and how to ask.
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170 cameras listed or mapped in North Dakota 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, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
- National Conference of State Legislatures, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes: plate reader laws by state, checked Oct 25, 2026
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Open Government Guide: public records law, checked Oct 25, 2026
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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