Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bismarck, North Dakota
Volunteers have reported 142 automated license plate readers in and around Bismarck — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 29 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 29 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 29 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 29 Axis Communications camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 38 new license plate readers just reported around Bismarck, ND. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Bismarck
📷 56 new license plate readers just reported around Bismarck, ND. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Bismarck
📷 85 new license plate readers just reported around Bismarck, ND. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Bismarck
Where the cameras are in Bismarck
The readers mapped around Bismarck break down as 7 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in Aug 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- West Century Avenue — 2 readers
- South 3rd Street — 2 readers
- Clydesdale Drive — 1 reader
- East Bismarck Expressway — 1 reader
- South 7th Street — 1 reader
Bismarck ND PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Bismarck ND PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 2 other agencies.
Bismarck in the Burleigh County picture
Burleigh County has 6 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,937 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 98,986 residents and 3,017 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 79.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 parking, 2 traffic. Operators named on the record: Lowe's (2).
Camera activity around Bismarck, last 30 days
1 newly reported, 1 removed in our hourly change log for Bismarck. Latest change logged Aug 23, 2026.
What’s watching Bismarck
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 Bismarck — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Bismarck (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Bismarck
- 38 new license plate readers reported around Bismarck, ND
- 37 license plate readers reported removed near Bismarck, ND
- 8 license plate readers reported removed near Bismarck, ND
- On the agenda: Bismarck ALPR Committee Meeting — Automated License Plate (Sep 22)
What you can do in Bismarck
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.
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Cameras near Bismarck
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).