Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cambridge, Massachusetts
No cameras reported in and around Cambridge — yet. That usually means nobody has checked, not that the roads are clear. Be the one who looks.
On the record · Contract Canceled
Cambridge is on the record here. Cambridge ended its contract with Flock Safety following a "breach of trust" in which Flock installed new cameras without the city's knowledge following a temporary suspension by the city.
On the record · Contract Canceled
Cambridge is on the record here. Cambridge City Council voted to end use of ShotSpotter technology.
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Help put Cambridge on the map
The camera map is built by volunteers, one report at a time — and nobody has surveyed Cambridge yet. ALPRs look like small gray cameras on poles, often solar-powered, near intersections and shopping centers. Spot one? Reporting takes about a minute.
- Dec 9, 2025 On the agenda: Cambridge, MA Dec 9, 2025 12:00 PM - Public Safety Committee - Committee Meeting - Dec 09, 2025 — license plate reader (Dec 9)
- Nov 17, 2025 On the agenda: Cambridge, MA Nov 17, 2025 5:30 PM - City Council - Regular Meeting - Nov 17, 2025 — license plate reader (Nov 17)
- Oct 27, 2025 On the agenda: Cambridge, MA Oct 27, 2025 5:30 PM - City Council - Regular Meeting - Oct 27, 2025 — flock camera (Oct 27)
Every record for this area on the Docket → · nothing is ever deleted.
No new reports near Cambridge in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:20 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Cambridge in the Middlesex County picture
Middlesex County has 233 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,582 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 1,622,896 residents and 5,632 road miles. By road density that is 0.04 cameras per road mile, in the top 15.2% of counties nationally.
Why this page exists
Automated license plate readers are spreading town by town, usually with no public vote — volunteers have already mapped 1,204 across Massachusetts. Cameras often arrive quietly in towns exactly like Cambridge: a council consent-agenda item, then poles by the grocery store. Learn what they look like, check the roads you drive daily, and this page will update as reports come in.
The latest around Cambridge
- On the agenda: Cambridge, MA Dec 9, 2025 12:00 PM - Public Safety Committee - Committee Meeting - Dec 09, 2025 — license plate reader (Dec 9)
- Cambridge, MA: Contract Canceled
- On the agenda: Cambridge, MA Nov 17, 2025 5:30 PM - City Council - Regular Meeting - Nov 17, 2025 — license plate reader (Nov 17)
- On the agenda: Cambridge, MA Oct 27, 2025 5:30 PM - City Council - Regular Meeting - Oct 27, 2025 — flock camera (Oct 27)
What you can do in Cambridge
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 Cambridge
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).