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Summerville has 26 mapped plate readers. 20 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Aug 23, 2025 and Oct 22, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Summerville: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 29483 has the most (13).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and east (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 29483 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Oct 22, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Summerville
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 3
What the Flock cameras in Summerville 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 private operators (3).
- 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 Summerville
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Summerville Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 1 agency name it, so it can search their reads.
Summerville Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 1
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Summerville were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from August 23, 2025 to October 22, 2026. 17 of the 20 were first mapped in 2026, with 6 in July alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Summerville, SC: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Summerville?
20 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Summerville, SC, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Summerville?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 29483 has the most (13).
Who runs the plate readers in Summerville?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within South Carolina law.
Which agencies around Summerville use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Summerville Police Department and Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
19 of the 20 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Summerville 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 Summerville, SC, 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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