There are tens of thousands of Flock Safety cameras and license plate readers in the Atlanta area. Most of them are installed in Black neighborhoods.
Residents in Edgewood, a historic majority Black neighborhood on Atlanta’s east side, mapped Flock cameras in their area.
The residents mapped nearly 500 Flock cameras in their neighborhood alone, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Residents question whether the cameras actually reduce crime or increase police surveillance and violate their right to privacy.
While Flock Safety cameras have contributed to a decline in violence and property crimes in Atlanta, activists say the Flock cameras are violating Georgians’ civil liberties.
Activists who are opposed to government-sponsored surveillance are cutting down poles and destroying the cameras.
?#BREAKING: Police in Winona Minnesota are stunned after EVERY SINGLE ONE of their Flock cameras were suddenly removed in a single night.
According to the police department, all 8 of the town's cameras were cut down and hauled away.
Police are asking for the public's help to… pic.twitter.com/Es0It25fx1
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) August 4, 2026
Websites dedicated to mapping Flock cameras include flockcameralocations.com and flocktracker.org. The websites show Flock camera locations in Georgia on a live map.
Tens of thousands of cameras are in Black neighborhoods where crime is statistically high.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) discovered at least a dozen police officers using Flock cameras to stalk their significant others or random women.
The officers have all lost their jobs as a result of the unauthorized surveillance.
An audit at the Fayetteville Police Department found that three officers used the Flock Safety system to search for license plates “without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose.”
The three officers were fired and they could face charges, according to WSB-TV.
Additionally, 3 former sheriff’s office employees were flagged for misusing the Flock system during an audit at the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office, Channel 2 News reports.
People destroying Flock Cameras ? all over the place. ? pic.twitter.com/T21WitAii2
— JOKAMRREDPILLZ (@JOKAQARMY1) July 2, 2026