Report and track Flock camera locations — a community driven resource
If you spotted a small rectangular camera mounted on a utility pole or street sign in Alpharetta, it's almost certainly a Flock Safety ALPR license plate reader — not a traffic camera, not a security camera. Here's how to confirm it.
Six visual features that distinguish Flock Safety ALPR cameras from traffic cameras, security cameras, and other pole-mounted devices. Alpharetta, Georgia.
Three hardware variants are deployed across the US. Alpharetta, Georgia.
121 Flock Safety ALPR cameras have been reported in Alpharetta, Georgia by community members. 121 have been independently verified.
Georgia has no statewide ALPR retention law. The state is home to Flock Safety's headquarters in Atlanta, and Georgia municipalities were among the earliest adopters of the technology. Gwinnett, Cobb, and Fulton counties have extensive ALPR networks with varying retention policies.
It's almost certainly a Flock Safety ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader). These devices photograph every passing vehicle's license plate, timestamp, and direction of travel. 121 have been documented in Alpharetta by community members on this map.
Traffic cameras are typically larger, mounted at intersections on signal arms, and face the road horizontally. Flock Safety cameras are smaller (roughly 8×5 inches), mounted on utility poles or fence posts at 8–12 ft, and often have a visible IR LED ring and a small solar panel. They are not connected to traffic signals.
Cameras can be operated by local police departments, HOAs, private businesses, or neighborhood associations. Flock Safety sells directly to all of these groups. The operator is not always disclosed publicly, which is why community mapping efforts like this one exist.