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Wisconsin has 2,096 mapped plate readers. 1,834 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
Milwaukee has the most (118), then Wauwatosa (50) and Racine (47). The first Flock-tagged one was mapped Nov 12, 2024. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
See who runs them · Cameras in Wisconsin · What is a Flock camera? · Flock cameras in the US · Plate reader maps compared
Flock cameras in Wisconsin by city
A city links to its own page once enough readers are mapped there.
Plate readers mapped in Wisconsin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 11 | 4 in Milwaukee and 1 in Glendale |
| Sep 2026 | 49 | 17 in Milwaukee and 3 in Lake Delton |
| Aug 2026 | 154 | 18 in Milwaukee and 12 in Kenosha |
| Jul 2026 | 110 | 7 in Milwaukee and 4 in Lake Geneva |
| Jun 2026 | 96 | 4 in Caledonia and 4 in Madison |
| May 2026 | 83 | 10 in Racine and 5 in Ashwaubenon |
| Apr 2026 | 45 | 7 in Racine and 3 in Columbus |
| Mar 2026 | 47 | 4 in Racine and 4 in Wauwatosa |
| Feb 2026 | 86 | 4 in Green Bay and 3 in Holmen |
| Jan 2026 | 55 | 4 in Marinette and 3 in Hudson |
| Dec 2025 | 63 | 4 in Milwaukee and 3 in Greenfield |
| Nov 2025 | 102 | 7 in La Crosse and 6 in Clintonville |
Who runs the Flock cameras in Wisconsin
Most don't say who runs them. The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists 124 agencies in Wisconsin that use plate readers.
- Private operators, not named 58
- West Allis 18
- Dodge County 16
- Hudson Police Department 16
- Manitowoc Police Department 15
- Oak Creek Police Department 15
- Wausau Police Department 13
- Whitewater Police Department 13
- Fond Du Lac County 12
- Barron County Sheriff 11
Plate reader law in Wisconsin
| Topic | Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Status | No state law found |
| Public records law | Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39 |
| Checked |
See Wisconsin plate reader law next to the other states.
Flock cameras in Wisconsin: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Wisconsin?
1,834 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin have the most Flock cameras?
By mapped count: Milwaukee (118), Wauwatosa (50) and Racine (47). 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 1,834 carry a date when a volunteer last checked them on the ground.
Wisconsin'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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2,096 cameras listed or mapped in Wisconsin 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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