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Pawtucket has 27 mapped plate readers. 19 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jan 18, 2025 and Aug 19, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Pawtucket: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 02860 has the most (14), then 02861 (5). Mounted on, where known: 5 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and south (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02860 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east and west (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 02861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 02861 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Pawtucket
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Pawtucket keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- 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 Pawtucket
The Pawtucket Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 13, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Pawtucket Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 22
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 18
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 13, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Pawtucket
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Pawtucket were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from January 18, 2025 to August 19, 2026. 13 of the 19 were first mapped in 2026, with 5 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Pawtucket
Flock cameras in Pawtucket, RI: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Pawtucket?
19 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Pawtucket, RI, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Pawtucket?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 02860 has the most (14).
Who runs the plate readers in Pawtucket?
None of these plate readers say who runs them yet. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Rhode Island law.
Which agencies around Pawtucket use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Pawtucket Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 19 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Pawtucket 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
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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 Pawtucket, 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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