Dallas TX
License-plate cameras reported in and around Dallas, TX, local decisions with a source for every item, and what you can do. We haven't independently verified these reports. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.
Snapshot · 2026-10-12
983
reported cameras within 11 mi of the city center
Active ALPR nodes on OpenStreetMap, from our daily snapshot. Radius sized to the city's land area.
Population
1,326,087
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.
Per 10,000 residents
7.4
A rough ratio: the camera radius doesn't match city limits, and cameras near the center can sit in neighboring towns.
Trend: our daily history for Dallas, TX starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.
Live map & nearest cameras
Documented actions
Sep 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Dallas Police announced September 1, 2026 that 321 Flock cameras supported by affected Texas state grant funding will be canceled effective September 15 after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to pause Flock funding. DPD said more than 300 other Flock cameras funded by the city or federal grants will keep operati
Nearby communities that acted
As reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker.
Contract, renewal & spending
- Vendor contract on file
- Unknown
- Renewal date
- Unknown
- Spending
- Unknown
We haven't reviewed a primary source (contract, invoice, or council record) for these. A records request is the way to get them, and we'll add what you send us.
Texas ALPR law
NCSL's state survey identified no ALPR-specific statute for Texas. Public-records law still applies: see the Reporters Committee Open Government Guide.
NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.
What you can do in Dallas
- Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Texas.)
- Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for Dallas).
- Track a drive from Dallas to see how many reported cameras your commute passes.
- Fix the map: report missing cameras, or use "Report a fix" on a wrong pin.
Look it up elsewhere
Other independent projects hold records we don't. We link to them rather than copy their data.
EFF Atlas of Surveillance ↗
Agency-level records of surveillance tech near Dallas, TX. Search runs on EFF's site.
Have I Been Flocked? ↗
Search published Flock audit logs (who searched, and why) by plate or agency.
Eyes On Flock ↗
Aggregated data from agencies’ public Flock transparency portals. Look for agencies in Texas.
DeFlock map ↗
The crowdsourced camera map our counts come from. Add or fix cameras here.
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