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Utah has 1,076 mapped plate readers. 814 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Ogden has the most (66), then West Jordan (47) and Cedar City (42). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Nov 11, 2024. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in Utah by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Utah each month
Plate readers of any maker added to the map each month, not only Flock-tagged ones. Lighter bars are estimates from the first-mapped dates of current points.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock-tagged readers first mapped each month
Each row counts the Flock-tagged readers first mapped that month, newest first. Months with none are left out. Each one carries the date it was first mapped.
| Month | First mapped that month | Top cities |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 33 | 6 in West Valley City and 4 in Bountiful |
| Sep 2026 | 37 | 6 in Spanish Fork and 4 in West Jordan |
| Aug 2026 | 54 | 8 in West Valley City and 7 in Taylorsville |
| Jul 2026 | 72 | 10 in West Jordan and 7 in West Valley City |
| Jun 2026 | 46 | 7 in Ogden and 5 in Cedar City |
| May 2026 | 54 | 5 in Draper and 5 in West Jordan |
| Apr 2026 | 76 | 9 in Riverdale and 7 in Clinton |
| Mar 2026 | 32 | 5 in West Jordan and 3 in Centerville |
| Feb 2026 | 57 | 15 in Cedar City and 5 in Cottonwood Heights |
| Jan 2026 | 90 | 6 in Centerville and 6 in Saratoga Springs |
| Dec 2025 | 42 | 5 in Orem and 5 in Provo |
| Nov 2025 | 92 | 35 in Ogden and 6 in North Ogden |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Utah
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 32 agencies in Utah that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 89
- Lone Peak Police Department 5
- Cedar City Police Department 4
- West Jordan Police Department 2
- Provo PD 1
- Spanish Fork Police Department 1
Plate reader law in Utah
| Topic | Utah |
|---|---|
| Status | Law |
| Law | Utah Code §§ 41-6a-2001 to -2006 (Automatic License Plate Reader System Act) |
| What it does | Bars government plate-reader use except listed uses; police need a written policy and, for fixed readers on state highways, a UDOT special use permit; data is a protected record kept no more than nine months. |
| How long it is kept | nine months, except under a preservation request, disclosure order or warrant (§ 41-6a-2004(1)(c)) |
| Who it can be shared with | May not be used or shared for any purpose other than the purposes in § 41-6a-2003; may not be sold; aggregate data without plate identity may be disclosed (§ 41-6a-2004(1)(b), (2)) |
| Public record? | A protected record under GRAMA (Title 63G, Chapter 2) when held by a governmental entity (§ 41-6a-2004(1)(a)) |
| Owner access | Disclosed only under GRAMA's protected-record rules (§ 63G-2-202), a disclosure order or a warrant (§ 41-6a-2004(1)(d)) |
| Public records law | Government Records Access and Management Act, Utah Code Title 63G, ch. 2 |
| Checked |
See Utah plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Utah: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Utah?
814 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Utah, as of November 7, 2026. The real number may be higher or lower: the map shows only the cameras mapped so far.
Which cities in Utah have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Ogden (66), West Jordan (47) and Cedar City (42). The city list on this page shows each city with a Flock-tagged reader.
Is each mapped camera still there?
Not always. A point shows where someone mapped a camera. 33 of the 814 carry a date when a volunteer last checked them on the ground.
Utah's plate reader data
From OpenStreetMap, under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. A free copy goes to anyone who asks: how it is made and how to ask.
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1,076 cameras listed or mapped in Utah 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, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
- Utah Code §§ 41-6a-2001 to -2006 (Automatic License Plate Reader System Act): plate reader law, checked Oct 25, 2026
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Open Government Guide: public records law, checked Oct 25, 2026
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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