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The Colony has 38 mapped plate readers. 38 carry the Flock Safety tag. 22 of 38 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Dec 31, 2024 and Oct 26, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in The Colony: locations by ZIP code
Mounted on, where known: 17 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: The Colony PD | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony PD | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony PD | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony PD | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony PD | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 4, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony PD | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 4, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony PD | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 4, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony PD | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 4, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony PD | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 4, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 5, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces north (as mapped) | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 16, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | May 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | May 8, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 30, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: The Colony Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Oct 26, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in The Colony
22 of 38 say who runs them.
- The Colony Police Department 13
- The Colony PD 9
What the Flock cameras in The Colony keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- 22 of 38 say who runs them, most often The Colony Police Department (13).
- 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 The Colony
473 agencies can search reads from the The Colony Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
The Colony Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 473
- Other organizations on its list
- 10
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 21
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 67
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 The Colony
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in The Colony were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from December 31, 2024 to October 26, 2026. 18 of the 38 were first mapped in 2025, with 10 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near The Colony
Flock cameras in The Colony, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in The Colony?
38 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in The Colony, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in The Colony?
22 of 38 say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Texas law.
Which agencies around The Colony use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists The Colony Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 38 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in The Colony 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 The Colony, 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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