The Local Surveillance Map · CHICAGO

Flock-free routes in Chicago

3,836 cameras mapped inside the Chicago metro — 3,796 license plate readers and 40 speed cameras. 92 of them are run by Flock Safety. Penguin is a navigation app for iPhone that shows every one of them on your route and routes you past less of it.

3,836Cameras mapped

92Flock Safety

40Speed cameras

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The live map failed to load. The data stands: 3,836 cameras mapped in the Chicago metro — 92 Flock Safety, 40 speed cameras. See the raw tiles.

Operator Breakdown

Who runs the cameras in Chicago

Chicago Police Department

214 cameras

Flock Safety

92 cameras

Illinois State Police

68 cameras

Wood Dale Police Department

28 cameras

Highland Park Police Department

15 cameras

3,320 of the 3,836 mapped cameras in this metro list no operator.

From the Penguin tile index, August 2026.

The App

Drive Chicago with fewer cameras

Every trip, Penguin computes three routes and counts the cameras on each — fastest, balanced, private. You pick the trade. No account, and your trips stay on your iPhone.

Coming to iPhone — TestFlight soon Not on the App Store yet. No sign-up list, no email capture — check back at penguinmaps.com.

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