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Tukwila has 48 mapped plate readers. 39 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jun 2, 2025 and Oct 15, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
The top tagged operator is Tukwila Police (1).
Flock cameras in Tukwila: locations by ZIP code
Mounted on, where known: 4 on poles, 4 on street lights and 1 on a building.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Tukwila Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 3, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 15, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Tukwila
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 2
- Tukwila Police 1
What the Flock cameras in Tukwila 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 private operators (2) and Tukwila 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 Tukwila
79 agencies can search reads from the Tukwila Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 21 days.
Tukwila Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 79
- Keeps each read for
- 21 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 29
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 26
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 Tukwila
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Tukwila were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from June 2, 2025 to October 15, 2026. 21 of the 39 were first mapped in 2026, with 9 in January alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Tukwila
Flock cameras in Tukwila, WA: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Tukwila?
39 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Tukwila, WA, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in Tukwila?
Most don't say who runs them, and Tukwila Police is tagged on 1. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Washington law.
Which agencies around Tukwila use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Tukwila Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 39 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Tukwila 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 Tukwila, 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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