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Friendswood has 33 mapped plate readers. 33 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 18, 2024 and Oct 18, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Friendswood: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 77546 has the most (31).
28 more plate readers are on City of Friendswood’s own list, counted apart.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | FLOCK SAFETY Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | May 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77546 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Friendswood
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Friendswood 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 Friendswood
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Friendswood 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 236 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Friendswood Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 236
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 Friendswood
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Friendswood were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 18, 2024 to October 18, 2026. 16 of the 33 were first mapped in 2026, with 4 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Friendswood, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Friendswood?
33 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Friendswood, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Friendswood?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 77546 has the most (31).
Who runs the plate readers in Friendswood?
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 Friendswood use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Friendswood Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 33 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Friendswood 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 Friendswood, 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
- City of Friendswood, Texas: Camera locations: City of Friendswood. Read November 7, 2026.
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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