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Oregon has 552 mapped plate readers. 357 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Medford has the most (42), then Portland (36) and Eugene (18). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Nov 13, 2024. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in Oregon by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Oregon 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 | 9 | 3 in Salem and 1 in Grants Pass |
| Sep 2026 | 27 | 4 in Beaverton and 2 in Cedar Hills |
| Aug 2026 | 68 | 16 in Pendleton and 6 in Portland |
| Jul 2026 | 24 | 10 in Umatilla and 2 in Medford |
| Jun 2026 | 15 | 4 in Portland and 2 in Beaverton |
| May 2026 | 6 | 2 in Medford and 1 in Keizer |
| Apr 2026 | 11 | 3 in Roseburg and 2 in Independence |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 5 in Medford and 4 in Myrtle Creek |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 2 in North Bend and 1 in Roseburg |
| Jan 2026 | 16 | 4 in Portland and 3 in Sunriver |
| Dec 2025 | 22 | 6 in Hillsboro and 5 in Portland |
| Nov 2025 | 24 | 4 in Klamath Falls and 4 in Oregon City |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Oregon
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 19 agencies in Oregon that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 43
- Roseburg Police Department 18
- Florence Police Department 3
- Sutherlin Police Department 1
Plate reader law in Oregon
| Topic | Oregon |
|---|---|
| Status | Law |
| Law | SB 1516 (2026), §§ 3-9 (Oregon Laws 2026, ch. 77); ORS 192.345(44) |
| What it does | Limits police plate-reader use to listed purposes under published policies, caps retention at 30 days, limits sharing with agencies not created under Oregon law, requires vendor audits and lets people sue vendors for misuse. |
| How long it is kept | 30 days for data not related to a court proceeding or ongoing criminal investigation (§ 4(3)(a)) |
| Who it can be shared with | Other law enforcement agencies may query; data goes to a government entity not created under Oregon law only for a listed law enforcement purpose, limited to relevant data, with no unrestricted or ongoing access, and logged (§ 5) |
| Public record? | Conditionally exempt: listed in ORS 192.345 as exempt 'unless the public interest requires disclosure in the particular instance'; audit contents are disclosed with personal information removed (ORS 192.345(44), as amended by § 11) |
| Public records law | Oregon Public Records Law, ORS 192.311 to 192.478 |
| Checked |
See Oregon plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Oregon: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Oregon?
357 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Oregon, 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 Oregon have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Medford (42), Portland (36) and Eugene (18). 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. 4 of the 357 carry a date when a volunteer last checked them on the ground.
Oregon'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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557 cameras listed or mapped in Oregon 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
- SB 1516 (2026), §§ 3-9 (Oregon Laws 2026, ch. 77); ORS 192.345(44): plate reader law, 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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