License plate reader cameras in Gwinnett County
Gwinnett has one of the densest networks of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in Georgia — most of them Flock Safety cameras — and in 2026 they became one of the most debated topics at county and city meetings. This page puts the publicly mapped cameras on a map, lets you check your own neighborhood, and is honest about where the data comes from.
The map
Every dot is a camera that a volunteer has added to OpenStreetMap, the open map project the DeFlock effort builds on. Tap a dot for its details. Use the button to see the cameras around you, or type a street address.
Cameras by city
983 cameras are mapped inside Gwinnett County as of October 16, 2026; 933 of them are tagged as Flock Safety. Counts are for cameras inside each city’s legal limits — a Lawrenceville mailing address is usually in unincorporated Gwinnett.
| City | Mapped cameras |
|---|---|
| Peachtree Corners | 79 |
| Lawrenceville | 56 |
| Norcross | 49 |
| Snellville | 45 |
| Buford | 31 |
| Lilburn | 28 |
| Duluth | 25 |
| Mulberry | 25 |
| Suwanee | 24 |
| Sugar Hill | 10 |
| Grayson | 9 |
| Berkeley Lake | 7 |
| Braselton | 6 |
| Loganville | 6 |
| Dacula | 3 |
| Unincorporated Gwinnett | 580 |
| Gwinnett County total | 983 |
These are the cameras volunteers have found, not the number any agency operates. News reports put the county’s own contract above a thousand cameras, and most cities run their own.
What this map can and cannot tell you
It is crowd-sourced. Volunteers add cameras to OpenStreetMap as they find them, so the map undercounts and no agency has verified it.
It does not say who owns a camera. Gwinnett County Police, a city police department, a community improvement district, a shopping center and an HOA all look the same on the map. The county has said most of its cameras are paid for by businesses, HOAs and improvement districts.
Positions are approximate, and cameras move. A dot may be gone; a camera on your street may not be mapped yet. If you know of one, report it to DeFlock and it will show up here on the next refresh.
This page shows public infrastructure so residents can see it and ask about it. It is not a tool for avoiding cameras, and it does not include any information about who was photographed.
The debate so far
During 2026, residents repeatedly used public comment at the Board of Commissioners to ask the county to cancel its Flock Safety contract, citing privacy, cost, and fears about data reaching federal immigration enforcement. Separately, Gwinnett County Police announced discipline and arrests of officers who misused the system, and tightened who may search it. At least one city council has debated removing its cameras.
AskGWINnett has the meeting record. The chat can tell you what the commissioners voted on, what residents said during public comment, and what is in the local news — all with links to the official minutes and recordings.
Ask Gwin
Tap a question to start a chat with the current record:
- “Are there Flock cameras near me?”
- “How many Flock cameras are in Peachtree Corners?”
- “What have residents said to the commissioners about Flock cameras?”
- “What did the Board of Commissioners decide about the Flock contract?”
- “Is there news about Gwinnett officers misusing Flock cameras?”
Questions people ask
What is a Flock camera?
An automated license plate reader made by Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based company. It photographs every passing vehicle, reads the plate, and stores the plate, time and location in a database that subscribing agencies can search. The cameras are usually small black boxes on a pole with a solar panel.
Who owns the cameras in Gwinnett?
Several agencies and private groups do. Gwinnett County Police holds a county-wide contract, most cities have their own, and businesses, HOAs and community improvement districts fund many of the units police can search. The map cannot tell which is which — it only records that a camera is there.
Where does this map come from?
From OpenStreetMap, the open map database, where volunteers tag cameras they find. The DeFlock project organizes that effort and publishes the same data nationally. AskGWINnett copies the Gwinnett portion twice a week and shows it here under OpenStreetMap’s open license.
Is the map complete?
No. It is what volunteers have found, which is fewer cameras than the agencies operate. Treat it as a floor, not a census.
How do I report a camera that is missing?
Use DeFlock’s report page or add it directly to OpenStreetMap. Once it is in OpenStreetMap, it appears here at the next refresh.
How long is plate data kept, and who can see it?
That is agency policy, not something the map knows. Flock publishes a transparency portal for some agencies with their retention period and sharing rules, and the EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance tracks what each department has disclosed. Both are linked below.
Sources
- DeFlock — the crowd-sourced ALPR map
- Report a camera to DeFlock
- OpenStreetMap copyright and license (ODbL)
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance — Gwinnett County Police
- Flock transparency portal — Snellville Police
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Camera locations crowd-sourced via DeFlock.
AskGWINnett is an independent civic-information project and is not affiliated with Gwinnett County, any city, Flock Safety, DeFlock or OpenStreetMap. Nothing here is legal advice.
Camera data as of October 16, 2026; refreshed twice a week.