Flock & ALPR Cameras in Thatcher, Arizona
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers in and around Thatcher — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Thatcher in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 20:25 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Thatcher
The readers mapped around Thatcher break down as 4 Flock Safety. Every report here dates to Dec 2025.
- North Reay Lane — 1 reader
- Graham County — 1 reader
- Globe–Lordsburg Highway — 1 reader
- West Main Street — 1 reader
Thatcher AZ PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Thatcher AZ PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 5 other agencies.
Thatcher in the Graham County picture
Graham County has 45 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #78 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 3.6% nationally. That’s across 38,860 residents and 3,858 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 39.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic.
What’s watching Thatcher
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 Thatcher — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Thatcher (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Thatcher
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Thatcher
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).