Flock & ALPR Cameras in Alachua County, Florida
Volunteers have reported 198 automated license plate readers across Alachua County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 27 Axon Enterprise camera newly reported
- Sep 18 Axon Enterprise camera newly reported
- Sep 18 Axon Enterprise camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 42 new license plate readers just reported around Gainesville, FL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Gainesville
📷 28 new license plate readers just reported around Gainesville, FL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Gainesville
📷 12 new license plate readers just reported around Starke, FL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Starke
How Alachua County compares nationally
Alachua County ranks #394 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 18.4% nationally. The count covers 281,751 residents and 3,611 miles of county roads — 5.8207 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Alachua County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside Alachua County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Alachua
- 4 license plate readers reported removed near Alachua, FL
- City of Alachua removes license plate reader cameras after DeSantis order
- GPD suspends use of automated license plate readers
- As Florida prepares to remove Flock cameras from state roads, Alachua County neighbors share mixed opinions
What you can do in Alachua
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.