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Ohio has 6,988 mapped plate readers. 6,315 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Columbus has the most (301), then Cleveland (197) and Toledo (193). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Mar 27, 2022. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
See who runs them · Cameras in Ohio · What is a Flock camera? · Flock cameras in the US · Plate reader maps compared
Flock cameras in Ohio by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Ohio 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 | 98 | 5 in Cleveland and 5 in Columbus |
| Sep 2026 | 182 | 11 in Mayfield Heights and 9 in Columbus |
| Aug 2026 | 517 | 48 in Cleveland and 39 in Columbus |
| Jul 2026 | 548 | 32 in Columbus and 31 in Canton |
| Jun 2026 | 377 | 19 in Cleveland and 10 in Columbus |
| May 2026 | 336 | 19 in Cleveland and 18 in Columbus |
| Apr 2026 | 277 | 16 in Wooster and 14 in Columbus |
| Mar 2026 | 372 | 23 in Columbus and 15 in North Olmsted |
| Feb 2026 | 277 | 21 in Columbus and 8 in Springfield |
| Jan 2026 | 460 | 21 in Lakewood and 14 in Lorain |
| Dec 2025 | 607 | 39 in Columbus and 25 in Middletown |
| Nov 2025 | 583 | 24 in Columbus and 21 in Cleveland |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Ohio
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 258 agencies in Ohio that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 105
- Toledo Police Department 93
- Youngstown Police Department 42
- University of Toledo Police Department 29
- Lucas County Sheriff's Office 21
- Boardman Police Department 20
- Forest Park PD 20
- Rossford Police Department 19
- University Heights PD 18
- Sylvania Police Department 16
Plate reader law in Ohio
| Topic | Ohio |
|---|---|
| Status | No state law found |
| Public records law | Ohio Public Records Act, Ohio Rev. Code § 149.43 |
| Checked |
See Ohio plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Ohio: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Ohio?
6,315 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Ohio, 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 Ohio have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Columbus (301), Cleveland (197) and Toledo (193). 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. 10 of the 6,315 carry a date when a volunteer last checked them on the ground.
Ohio'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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7,917 cameras listed or mapped in Ohio 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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