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Roanoke has 30 mapped plate readers. 30 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between May 14, 2025 and Jul 24, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Roanoke: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 24017 has the most (14), then 24022 (6) and 24011 (4).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 24011 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24011 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Roanoke Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24011 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24011 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24013 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24015 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24016 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24016 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Roanoke Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | May 14, 2025 ✓ |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Roanoke Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24017 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 24022 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Roanoke Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24022 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24022 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24022 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24022 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 24022 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 5, 2026 ✓ |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Roanoke
Most don't say who runs them.
- Roanoke Police Department 4
- Private operators, not named 2
What the Flock cameras in Roanoke 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 Roanoke Police Department (4) 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 Roanoke
The Roanoke Police Department’s transparency portal does not list who can search its plate reads (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal does not say how long it keeps reads.
Roanoke Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Plate readers its portal lists
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 123
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Roanoke were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from May 14, 2025 to July 24, 2026. 18 of the 30 were first mapped in 2025, with 12 in August alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Roanoke
Flock cameras in Roanoke, VA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Roanoke?
30 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Roanoke, VA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Roanoke?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 24017 has the most (14).
Who runs the plate readers in Roanoke?
Most don't say who runs them, and Roanoke Police Department is tagged on 4. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Virginia law.
Which agencies around Roanoke use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Roanoke Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 30 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Has anyone checked these cameras on the ground?
3 carry a ground-check date, marked ✓ in its row.
Know when cameras in Roanoke 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 Roanoke, VA, 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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