Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bay County, Florida
Volunteers have reported 192 automated license plate readers across Bay County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 26 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 14 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 10 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Bay County compares nationally
Bay County ranks #133 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 6.2% nationally. The count covers 181,368 residents and 2,566 miles of county roads — 9.0975 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Bay 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 Bay County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Bay
- South Bay Judge Rules San José’s Flock Cameras Don’t Invade Privacy
- 5 license plate readers reported removed near Palm Bay, FL
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Pretty Bayou, FL
- ALPRs are gone from Florida state roads, but remain elsewhere across Tampa Bay
What you can do in Bay
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.