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Rhode Island has 320 mapped plate readers. 291 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Providence has the most (88), then Cranston (29) and Woonsocket (20). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Nov 27, 2024. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in Rhode Island by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Rhode Island 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 | 3 | 2 in Providence and 1 in Chepachet |
| Sep 2026 | 6 | 2 in Providence and 1 in Newport |
| Aug 2026 | 38 | 19 in Providence and 5 in Pawtucket |
| Jul 2026 | 26 | 7 in Providence and 4 in Pawtucket |
| Jun 2026 | 28 | 5 in Providence and 4 in Woonsocket |
| May 2026 | 7 | 3 in Newport and 1 in East Providence |
| Apr 2026 | 11 | 3 in Cranston and 2 in Providence |
| Mar 2026 | 16 | 7 in Providence and 2 in East Providence |
| Feb 2026 | 9 | 2 in Woonsocket and 1 in Cranston |
| Jan 2026 | 26 | 8 in Providence and 3 in Pawtucket |
| Dec 2025 | 35 | 12 in Providence and 12 in Woonsocket |
| Nov 2025 | 25 | 10 in Providence and 2 in Pawtucket |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Rhode Island
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 15 agencies in Rhode Island that use plate readers.
- Cranston Police Department 14
- Warwick Police Department 9
- Private operators, not named 9
- Rhode Island State Police 3
- East Providence Police Department 2
- Cumberland Police 1
- Pawtucket Police Department 1
- Tiverton Police Department 1
Plate reader law in Rhode Island
| Topic | Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Status | No state law found |
| Public records law | Access to Public Records Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-1 et seq. |
| Checked |
See Rhode Island plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Rhode Island: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Rhode Island?
291 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Providence (88), Cranston (29) and Woonsocket (20). 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. None of the 291 carries a date from a check on the ground yet.
Rhode Island'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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320 cameras listed or mapped in Rhode Island 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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