Flock & ALPR Cameras in Clanton, Alabama
Volunteers have reported 12 automated license plate readers in and around Clanton — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 15 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 15 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 15 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 15 Axis Communications camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
Where the cameras are in Clanton
The readers mapped around Clanton break down as 5 Motorola Solutions, 1 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- 7th Street South — 2 readers
- Lay Dam Road — 2 readers
- Lake Mitchell Road — 1 reader
- 4th Avenue North — 1 reader
Clanton in the Chilton County picture
Chilton County has 16 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #883 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 45,500 residents and 1,307 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 39.3% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
What’s watching Clanton
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 Clanton — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Clanton (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Clanton
What you can do in Clanton
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 Clanton
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).