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Mentor has 37 mapped plate readers. 37 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jun 5, 2023 and Oct 14, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Mentor: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 44060 has the most (35). Mounted on, where known: 6 on traffic signals, 4 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 44060 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Mentor
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Mentor keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include private operators (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 Mentor
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Mentor 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 143 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Mentor Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 143
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 Mentor
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Mentor were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from June 5, 2023 to October 14, 2026. 23 of the 37 were first mapped in 2025, with 20 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Mentor, OH: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Mentor?
37 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Mentor, OH, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Mentor?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 44060 has the most (35).
Who runs the plate readers in Mentor?
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 Mentor use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Mentor Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 37 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Mentor 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 Mentor, 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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