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West Virginia has 242 mapped plate readers. 192 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Parkersburg has the most (14), then Morgantown (10) and Charleston (8). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Nov 18, 2024. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
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Flock cameras in West Virginia by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in West Virginia 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 | Top cities |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 15 | 5 in Elkins and 1 in Charleston |
| Aug 2026 | 27 | 3 in Charleston and 2 in Cross Lanes |
| Jul 2026 | 26 | 2 in Charleston and 2 in Cheat Lake |
| Jun 2026 | 34 | 3 in White Hall and 2 in Morgantown |
| May 2026 | 18 | 4 in Shinnston and 1 in Cheat Lake |
| Apr 2026 | 14 | 5 in Morgantown and 3 in Despard |
| Mar 2026 | 3 | 2 in Fairmont and 1 in Charleston |
| Feb 2026 | 7 | 2 in Buckhannon and 1 in Benwood |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 2 in Fayetteville and 2 in Martinsburg |
| Dec 2025 | 5 | 2 in Parkersburg and 1 in Fairmont |
| Nov 2025 | 28 | 7 in Parkersburg and 4 in Nitro |
| Oct 2025 | 2 | 2 in Clarksburg |
Who runs the Flock cameras in West Virginia
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 6 agencies in West Virginia that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 14
Plate reader law in West Virginia
| Topic | West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Status | No state law found |
| Public records law | West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code § 29B-1-1 et seq. |
| Checked |
See West Virginia plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in West Virginia: questions
How many Flock cameras are in West Virginia?
192 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in West Virginia, as of November 7, 2026. The real number may be higher or lower: the map shows only the cameras mapped so far.
Which cities in West Virginia have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Parkersburg (14), Morgantown (10) and Charleston (8). The city list on this page shows each city with a Flock-tagged reader.
Is each mapped camera still there?
Not always. A point shows where someone mapped a camera. 1 of the 192 carry a date when a volunteer last checked them on the ground.
West Virginia'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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242 cameras listed or mapped in West Virginia 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
- National Conference of State Legislatures, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes: plate reader laws by state, 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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