FlockLocations/flock-alpr-camera-locations

Flock ALPR Camera Locations

Locations of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in the United States, from FlockLocations.com. Snapshot taken 2026-10-10. Full methodology: flocklocations.com/methodology.

The data comes in two layers, the same two buckets the site uses.

Layer	File	Rows	License
Mapped	flock_mapped_osm.csv	132,245	ODbL 1.0
Community confirmed	flock_community_confirmed.csv	2,028	CC BY 4.0

Mapped layer

Cameras mapped in OpenStreetMap. Each row has the OpenStreetMap node id in osm_id, so every record can be traced to its source. A sample of 77 rows was checked against OpenStreetMap and all 77 matched a node within 5 meters. "Mapped" means someone put the camera on the map. It does not mean we confirmed it ourselves.

This layer contains information from OpenStreetMap, which is made available under the Open Database License. Attribution: (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright. Because it is ODbL, any adapted database you publish must also be offered under ODbL, with the same attribution. See LICENSE-ODbL-1.0.txt.

Rows not released: 1,841 rows on the site labeled "3rd Party / Suspected" carry no osm_id, so we cannot state where they came from. They are left out of this release.

Community confirmed layer

Cameras reported by people on FlockLocations.com. A report counts as the first confirmation, and confirm_count shows how many people have confirmed that camera (1 to 9). Licensed CC BY 4.0, attribute as "FlockLocations.com". See LICENSE-CC-BY-4.0.txt.

Data dictionary

Column	Layer	Description
id	both	FlockLocations record id. Unique across both layers.
osm_id	mapped	OpenStreetMap node id.
lat, lng	both	WGS84 decimal degrees.
address	both	Street, intersection or road name where known. Free text.
city, state	both	City or county, and two-letter state or territory code.
camera_type	both	Vendor or model label, as recorded. "ALPR Camera" means vendor not stated.
mounted_on	both	Pole, sign or other mount, where known.
notes	both	Free text, often empty.
confirm_count	community	Number of confirmations, 1 or more.
imported_at	mapped	When the record was imported into FlockLocations.
reported_at	community	When the report was submitted.
source	mapped	Always openstreetmap.

Limits

Locations are approximate and cameras get moved or removed. A camera type of "Flock Safety" is as recorded in the source and has not been independently checked. Corrections are welcome at press@flocklocations.com.

Citation

FlockLocations.com. Flock ALPR Camera Locations, snapshot 2026-10-10. https://flocklocations.com