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Vermont has 32 mapped plate readers. 18 carry the Flock Safety tag. 15 of 18 say who runs them.
South Burlington has the most (5), then Manchester Center (4) and Burlington (3). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Oct 23, 2025. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
Few readers are mapped in Vermont so far. Counts grow as more are mapped.
See who runs them · Cameras in Vermont · What is a Flock camera? · Flock cameras in the US · Plate reader maps compared
Flock cameras in Vermont by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Vermont 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 2 | Not in a listed city |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | 1 in South Burlington |
| May 2026 | 1 | 1 in South Burlington |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 2 in Burlington |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 1 in Burlington and 1 in Manchester Center |
| Jan 2026 | 2 | 2 in South Burlington |
| Nov 2025 | 3 | 2 in Manchester Center and 1 in South Burlington |
| Oct 2025 | 2 | 1 in Manchester and 1 in Manchester Center |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Vermont
15 of 18 say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 7
- Manchester Police Department 5
- Burlington Hyundai (likely) 1
- Burlington Subaru (likely) 1
- Burlington Subaru (probably) 1
Plate reader law in Vermont
| Topic | Vermont |
|---|---|
| Status | Law |
| Law | 23 V.S.A. §§ 1607-1608 (versions effective July 1, 2025); 23 V.S.A. § 1609 |
| What it does | Restricts police plate-reader use to legitimate law enforcement purposes by certified officers, with written requests for data, an 18-month retention limit and yearly reports; a § 1609 prohibition on state and local use of plate readers is scheduled to take effect when §§ 1606-1608 are repealed, on July 1, 2027 under 2024 Act 135. |
| How long it is kept | 18 months, unless preserved under § 1608 or a warrant (§ 1607(c)(2)) |
| Who it can be shared with | Historical data transmitted only to a Vermont or out-of-state law enforcement officer or person with a legitimate law enforcement purpose; after six months only by warrant or court order (§ 1607(b)(2)) |
| Public records law | Vermont Public Records Act, 1 V.S.A. §§ 315-320 |
| Checked |
See Vermont plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Vermont: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Vermont?
18 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Vermont, 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 Vermont have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: South Burlington (5), Manchester Center (4) and Burlington (3). 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. None of the 18 carries a date from a check on the ground yet.
Vermont'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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32 cameras listed or mapped in Vermont 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
- 23 V.S.A. §§ 1607-1608 (versions effective July 1, 2025); 23 V.S.A. § 1609: 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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