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Pennsylvania has 3,983 mapped plate readers. 1,409 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Pittsburgh has the most (88), then Allentown (61) and Philadelphia (55). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Dec 1, 2024. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
See who runs them · Cameras in Pennsylvania · What is a Flock camera? · Flock cameras in the US · Plate reader maps compared
Flock cameras in Pennsylvania by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Pennsylvania 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 | 44 | 4 in Jim Thorpe and 2 in Allentown |
| Sep 2026 | 118 | 11 in Pittsburgh and 10 in Oakdale |
| Aug 2026 | 258 | 55 in Pittsburgh and 12 in West Conshohocken |
| Jul 2026 | 180 | 12 in Bath and 9 in Hazleton |
| Jun 2026 | 125 | 12 in Philadelphia and 8 in Stockertown |
| May 2026 | 122 | 19 in New Castle and 8 in Hazleton |
| Apr 2026 | 79 | 5 in Audubon and 4 in Hazleton |
| Mar 2026 | 80 | 8 in State College and 4 in Hazleton |
| Feb 2026 | 65 | 6 in Philadelphia and 5 in DuBois |
| Jan 2026 | 63 | 6 in Allentown and 4 in Dorneyville |
| Dec 2025 | 105 | 18 in Allentown and 10 in King of Prussia |
| Nov 2025 | 73 | 6 in Allentown and 6 in Wilkes-Barre |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Pennsylvania
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 37 agencies in Pennsylvania that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 179
- Hermitage Police Department 4
- Temple University Campus PA PD 4
- Franklin Township Police 3
- AllentownPolice 2
- New Britain Township Police Department 2
- Pennsylvania State University 2
- [Bethlehem Township Police Department] 1
- Mahoning Township PD 1
- New Britian Township Police 1
Plate reader law in Pennsylvania
| Topic | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Status | No state law found |
| Public records law | Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. ch. 67 |
| Checked |
See Pennsylvania plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Pennsylvania: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Pennsylvania?
1,409 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Pittsburgh (88), Allentown (61) and Philadelphia (55). 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. 24 of the 1,409 carry a date when a volunteer last checked them on the ground.
Pennsylvania'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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3,983 cameras listed or mapped in Pennsylvania 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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