Flock & ALPR Cameras in Framingham, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Framingham — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Canceled
Framingham is on the record here. Framingham, MA chose not to renew its Flock Safety contract. Cited reasons: Public backlash; Resident advocacy; Data sharing / oversight concerns.
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No new reports near Framingham in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:14 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Framingham
The readers mapped around Framingham break down as 2 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Lowe's (retailer). Every report here dates to Feb 2025.
- Cochituate Road — 2 readers
Framingham MA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Framingham MA PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 18 other agencies.
Framingham 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.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic. Operators named on the record: Lowe's (retailer) (2).
What’s watching Framingham
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 Framingham — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Framingham (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Framingham
- On the agenda: Framingham City Council - Sep 15, 2026 — ALPR (Sep 8)
- On the agenda: Framingham Police Advisory Committee - Aug 13, 2026 — Flock Safety (Aug 11)
- On the agenda: Framingham City Council - Aug 18, 2026 — Flock Safety (Aug 11)
- Framingham Drops Flock Cameras: A Win for Public Pushback
What you can do in Framingham
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 Framingham
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).