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Washington, DC has 113 mapped plate readers. 92 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
ZIP 20019 has the most (15), then 20018 (11) and 20009 (9). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped May 30, 2025. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in Washington, DC
Washington, DC is one city, so this page has no city list. All 92 Flock-tagged readers are on the map above.
Plate readers mapped in Washington, DC 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 |
|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 17 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 21 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 9 |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Washington, DC
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 1 agency in Washington, DC that uses plate readers.
- Metro Police Department 30
- Private operators, not named 2
- DC Metropolitan Police Department 1
- Metropolitan Police Department 1
Plate reader law in Washington, DC
| Topic | Washington, DC |
|---|---|
| Status | Law |
| Law | D.C. Code § 50-2443 (D.C. Law 25-325, § 113, May 2, 2025); definitions § 50-2431(8) |
| What it does | Requires the Mayor to issue rules for District agencies' plate-recognition systems used to enforce parking or moving violations: one shared database, security safeguards and a usage and privacy policy. |
| Public records law | D.C. Freedom of Information Act, D.C. Code § 2-531 et seq. |
| Checked |
See Washington, DC plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Washington, DC: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Washington, DC?
92 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Washington, DC, as of November 7, 2026. The real number may be higher or lower: the map shows only the cameras mapped so far.
Where in Washington, DC are the Flock cameras?
By nearest ZIP code: 20019 (15), 20018 (11) and 20009 (9). Every point is on the map.
Is each mapped camera still there?
Not always. A point shows where someone mapped a camera. None of the 92 carries a date from a check on the ground yet.
Washington, DC'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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402 cameras listed or mapped in Washington, DC 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
- D.C. Code § 50-2443 (D.C. Law 25-325, § 113, May 2, 2025); definitions § 50-2431(8): 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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