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Cranston has 30 mapped plate readers. 29 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 8, 2025 and Aug 20, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Cranston: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 02910 has the most (12), then 02920 (9) and 02921 (4). Mounted on, where known: 15 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02905 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02905 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02905 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02910 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Cranston Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02921 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02921 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02921 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02921 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Cranston
Most don't say who runs them.
- Cranston Police Department 14
What the Flock cameras in Cranston 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 Cranston Police Department (14).
- 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 Cranston
18 agencies can search reads from the Cranston Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Cranston Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 18
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 35
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 21
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 Cranston
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Cranston were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 8, 2025 to August 20, 2026. 18 of the 29 were first mapped in 2025, with 12 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Cranston
Flock cameras in Cranston, RI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Cranston?
29 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Cranston, RI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Cranston?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 02910 has the most (12).
Who runs the plate readers in Cranston?
Most don't say who runs them, and Cranston Police Department is tagged on 14. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Rhode Island law.
Which agencies around Cranston use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Cranston Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 29 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Cranston 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 Cranston, RI, 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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