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Alvin has 41 mapped plate readers. 40 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Oct 23, 2025 and Aug 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 Alvin: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 77511 has the most (21).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and north (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77511 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Alvin
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Alvin 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 Alvin
The Alvin Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Alvin Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 30
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 237
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Alvin ISD Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 60
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 Alvin
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Alvin were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from October 23, 2025 to August 21, 2026. 28 of the 40 were first mapped in 2025, with 16 in October alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Alvin
Flock cameras in Alvin, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Alvin?
40 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Alvin, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Alvin?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 77511 has the most (21).
Who runs the plate readers in Alvin?
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 Alvin use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Alvin Police Department and Alvin ISD Police Department as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 40 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Alvin 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 Alvin, 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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