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Cincinnati has 65 mapped plate readers. 41 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jun 20, 2025 and Oct 9, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Cincinnati: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 45216 has the most (8), then 45208 (6) and 45202 (5). Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles and 2 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 northwest (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45202 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45204 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45204 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45204 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45205 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45207 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | May 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45208 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45208 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45208 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45208 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45208 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45208 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | May 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45211 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45211 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45213 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45213 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45214 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45216 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: GoldOller Real Estate Investments | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45216 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: GoldOller Real Estate Investments | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45216 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: GoldOller Real Estate Investments | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45216 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | May 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45216 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45216 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45216 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45216 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45223 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Towne Properties | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45223 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Towne Properties | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45223 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45223 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45223 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45225 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Gated Properties VIII LLC | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45225 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45226 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45227 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 45229 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 45233 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Cincinnati
Most don't say who runs them.
- GoldOller Real Estate Investments 3
- Towne Properties 2
- Gated Properties VIII LLC 1
What the Flock cameras in Cincinnati keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 6 of 41 say who runs them, most often GoldOller Real Estate Investments (3).
- 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 Cincinnati
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Cincinnati 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 52 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Cincinnati Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 52
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 Cincinnati
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Cincinnati were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from June 20, 2025 to October 9, 2026. 26 of the 41 were first mapped in 2026, with 6 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Cincinnati
Flock cameras in Cincinnati, OH: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Cincinnati?
41 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Cincinnati, OH, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Cincinnati?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 45216 has the most (8).
Who runs the plate readers in Cincinnati?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Ohio law.
Which agencies around Cincinnati use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 5 agencies based in Cincinnati that use plate readers, among them Cincinnati Police Department.
Which way does each camera face?
All 41 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati, OH, 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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