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Renton has 81 mapped plate readers. 65 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 13, 2025 and Oct 10, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Renton: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 98057 has the most (31), then 98056 (23) and 98055 (11). Mounted on, where known: 17 on street lights, 3 on poles and 1 on a traffic signal.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 27, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Valley Medical Center | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Valley Medical Center | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Valley Medical Center | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Valley Medical Center | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98055 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast and southwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 18, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west and west (as mapped) | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98056 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Renton Police | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and west-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Feb 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98057 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 22, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Renton
Most don't say who runs them.
- Valley Medical Center 4
- Renton Police 1
What the Flock cameras in Renton 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 Valley Medical Center (4) and Renton Police (1).
- 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 Renton
6 agencies can search reads from the Renton Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 21 days.
Renton Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 6
- Keeps each read for
- 21 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 23
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 17
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 Renton
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Renton were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 13, 2025 to October 10, 2026. 48 of the 65 were first mapped in 2026, with 21 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Renton, WA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Renton?
65 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Renton, WA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Renton?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 98057 has the most (31).
Who runs the plate readers in Renton?
Most don't say who runs them, and Valley Medical Center is tagged on 4. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Washington law.
Which agencies around Renton use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Renton Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 65 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Renton 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 Renton, 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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