A cybersecurity researcher has mapped roughly 300,000 Flock Safety surveillance devices across the U.S., a figure that appears to significantly exceed the number of cameras the company has publicly disclosed.
The interactive map, created by researcher Joshua Michael, identifies more than 170,000 Flock cameras, along with roughly 130,000 additional devices connected to the company’s surveillance network, which he cited in a Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing, according to The Intercept. Meanwhile, Flock has said publicly that it operates more than 120,000 cameras nationwide.
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While Michael’s total includes equipment beyond cameras — and Flock’s publicly cited figure refers specifically to cameras — the map’s camera count alone is substantially higher than the company’s public tally.
Now, there’s an obvious irony in Flock Safety pushing to have a map of its own surveillance network taken offline. The company makes money helping law enforcement monitor public spaces and track vehicles, but it wants the public map showing where its surveillance devices are located removed. The request came through Doppel, which filed a trademark complaint on Flock’s behalf, according to The Intercept.
What exactly does Michael’s research find?
Michael’s map was built using location data from a snapshot of Flock’s own records that he archived in December 2025. Unlike crowd-sourced maps that rely on people submitting camera locations, his project uses coordinates associated with Flock’s own database. The dataset includes individual device names and other location information.
Among the roughly 130,000 non-camera devices are networking equipment, systems that connect third-party cameras and about 27,000 acoustic detection devices, according to The Intercept.
The map illustrates just how expansive Flock’s network has become.
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For example, there seem to be several devices located at detention centers. One camera is listed under the name “C-F-23 FOXTROT MALE HOLDING 2/SHOWERS” at the coordinates of the Silverdale Detention Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. There are also unique data points labeled as various locker rooms and rest rooms.
