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Newark has 26 mapped plate readers. 24 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Dec 4, 2024 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 Newark: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 43055 has the most (2). Mounted on, where known: 11 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: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 14, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Newark Ohio Division of Police | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 30, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 43055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 43055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 16, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Newark
Most don't say who runs them.
- Newark Ohio Division of Police 10
What the Flock cameras in Newark keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 10 of 24 say who runs them, most often Newark Ohio Division of Police (10).
- 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 Newark
2,110 agencies can search reads from the Newark Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Newark Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 2,110
- Other organizations on its list
- 23
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 26
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 146
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 Newark
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Newark were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from December 4, 2024 to October 14, 2026. 12 of the 24 were first mapped in 2026, with 3 in July alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Newark
Flock cameras in Newark, OH: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Newark?
24 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Newark, OH, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Newark?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 43055 has the most (2).
Who runs the plate readers in Newark?
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 Newark use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Newark Police Department and Licking County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 24 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Newark 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 Newark, 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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