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Arkansas · County Surveillance Report

Flock & ALPR Cameras in Van Buren County, Arkansas

No cameras reported in Van Buren County — yet. That usually means nobody has checked, not that the roads are clear. Be the one who looks.

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Zero reported ≠ zero cameras

Help put Van Buren County on the map

The camera map is built by volunteers, one report at a time — and nobody has surveyed Van Buren County yet. ALPRs look like small gray cameras on poles, often solar-powered, near intersections and county roads. Spot one? Reporting takes about a minute.

Why this page exists

Automated license plate readers are spreading county by county, usually with no public vote — volunteers have already mapped 1,082 across Arkansas. Contracts often land quietly at the sheriff’s office or county commission. Learn what the cameras look like, check the roads you drive daily, and this page will update as reports come in.

The latest around Van Buren

What you can do in Van Buren

County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.