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Galveston has 59 mapped plate readers. 59 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Sep 18, 2025 and Oct 7, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Galveston: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 77551 has the most (39), then 77554 (9) and 77555 (4). Mounted on, where known: 5 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| 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) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77550 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77550 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77550 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east, north-northeast, south-southeast, southwest and northwest (as mapped) | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest, south-southeast, east, north-northeast and northwest (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast and southeast (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest and west (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77551 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 77554 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77555 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77555 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77555 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 77555 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 13, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Galveston
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Galveston 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 Galveston
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Galveston 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 61 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Galveston Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 61
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 Galveston
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Galveston were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from September 18, 2025 to October 7, 2026. 47 of the 59 were first mapped in 2026, with 27 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Galveston
Flock cameras in Galveston, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Galveston?
59 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Galveston, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Galveston?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 77551 has the most (39).
Who runs the plate readers in Galveston?
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 Galveston use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Galveston County Sheriff's Office as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 59 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Galveston 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 Galveston, 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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