Flock & ALPR Cameras in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Volunteers have reported 12 automated license plate readers in and around Idaho Falls — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
Where the cameras are in Idaho Falls
The readers mapped around Idaho Falls break down as 11 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Idaho Falls Police Department, Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in Aug 2025; the most recent in May 2026.
- West Sunnyside Road — 2 readers
- Lindsay Boulevard — 2 readers
- East 17th Street — 1 reader
- West Broadway Street — 1 reader
- 10th Street — 1 reader
- South Boulevard — 1 reader
- Elm Street — 1 reader
- June Avenue — 1 reader
- South Yellowstone Highway — 1 reader
Idaho Falls ID PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Idaho Falls ID PD runs 20 cameras of its own, has logged 280 plate-database searches, has captured 267,356 vehicle records. Its network connects to 445 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Acworth GA PD, Ada County ID SO, Adairville KY PD, Adams County IL SO, Adams County WA SO, Adrian MI PD, Alabama Department of Corrections, Alcoa TN PD.
Idaho Falls in the Bonneville County picture
Bonneville County has 20 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,539 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 127,056 residents and 3,276 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 55.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic. Operators named on the record: Idaho Falls Police Department (3), Lowe's (1).
What’s watching Idaho Falls
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Idaho Falls — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Idaho Falls (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Idaho Falls
- Idaho Falls City Council amends Flock Safety contract following privacy concerns
- Twin Falls, Idaho Falls facing tort claims over alleged violations tied to Flock Safety camera systems
- Idaho Falls City Council approves amendment blocking Flock from using license plate data to train AI
- On the agenda: Idaho Falls meeting — Flock Safety (Jul 27)
What you can do in Idaho Falls
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Idaho Falls
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).