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Odessa has 61 mapped plate readers. 61 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Aug 12, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Odessa: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 79761 has the most (41), then 79762 (17) and 79765 (3). Mounted on, where known: 4 on poles and 1 on a street light.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79761 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Odessa Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79762 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79765 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79765 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 79765 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 26, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Odessa
Most don't say who runs them.
- Odessa Police Department 21
- Private operators, not named 2
What the Flock cameras in Odessa 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 Odessa Police Department (21) and 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.
Who can search plate reads in Odessa
The Odessa 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.
Odessa Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 50
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 64
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Odessa
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Odessa were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from August 12, 2025 to November 6, 2026. 31 of the 61 were first mapped in 2025, with 25 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Odessa, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Odessa?
61 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Odessa, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Odessa?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 79761 has the most (41).
Who runs the plate readers in Odessa?
Most don't say who runs them, and Odessa Police Department is tagged on 21. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Texas law.
Which agencies around Odessa use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Odessa Police Department and Ector County Sheriff's Office as agencies that use plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 61 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Odessa 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 Odessa, 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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