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Lakewood has 54 mapped plate readers. 52 carry the Flock Safety tag. 39 of 52 say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 11, 2025 and Sep 6, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Lakewood: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 98499 has the most (48), then 98498 (2) and 98430 (1). Mounted on, where known: 42 on poles and 4 on street lights.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98430 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98498 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98498 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | May 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Lakewood Police Department | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98499 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Lakewood
39 of 52 say who runs them.
- Lakewood Police Department 39
What the Flock cameras in Lakewood keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include Lakewood Police Department (39).
- 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 Lakewood
74 agencies can search reads from the Lakewood Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 21 days.
Lakewood Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 74
- Keeps each read for
- 21 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 58
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 194
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 Lakewood
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Lakewood were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 11, 2025 to September 6, 2026. 44 of the 52 were first mapped in 2025, with 38 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Lakewood
Flock cameras in Lakewood, WA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Lakewood?
52 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Lakewood, WA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Lakewood?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 98499 has the most (48).
Who runs the plate readers in Lakewood?
39 of 52 say who runs them, and Lakewood Police Department is tagged on 39. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Washington law.
Which agencies around Lakewood use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Lakewood Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 52 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Lakewood 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 Lakewood, WA, 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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