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Knoxville has 148 mapped plate readers. 88 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 22, 2025 and Oct 25, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Knoxville: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 37916 has the most (22), then 37917 (13) and 37912 (10). Mounted on, where known: 5 on street lights and 4 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37902 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37909 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest, northeast, southeast and southwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37912 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37914 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37914 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | May 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37914 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37915 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest and east (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest and west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37916 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37917 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37918 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37919 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37919 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37920 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37921 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37922 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37923 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37923 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37923 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37923 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37923 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest and east (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37923 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37923 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37923 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest and northwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37924 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37924 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37929 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37929 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 37929 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37929 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37929 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 37929 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Knoxville
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 2
What the Flock cameras in Knoxville 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 (2).
- 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.
When the Flock cameras in Knoxville were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 22, 2025 to October 25, 2026. 47 of the 88 were first mapped in 2025, with 22 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Knoxville
Flock cameras in Knoxville, TN: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Knoxville?
88 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Knoxville, TN, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Knoxville?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 37916 has the most (22).
Who runs the plate readers in Knoxville?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Tennessee law.
Which agencies around Knoxville use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Knox County Sheriff's Office as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
87 of the 88 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
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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 Knoxville, TN, 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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