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Allen has 66 mapped plate readers. 33 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 19, 2025 and Oct 21, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Allen: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 75013 has the most (30). Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles and 2 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest and south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 75013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 30, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Allen
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Allen 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 Allen
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Allen 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 58 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Allen Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 58
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Allen
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Allen were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 19, 2025 to October 21, 2026. 17 of the 33 were first mapped in 2025, with 9 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Allen, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Allen?
33 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Allen, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Allen?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 75013 has the most (30).
Who runs the plate readers in Allen?
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 Texas law.
Which agencies around Allen use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Allen Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
32 of the 33 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Allen 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 Allen, TX, 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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