Flock & ALPR Cameras in DeSoto County, Florida
Volunteers have reported 33 automated license plate readers across DeSoto County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 18 License plate reader newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 12 new license plate readers just reported around Port Charlotte, FL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #PortCharlotte
How DeSoto County compares nationally
DeSoto County ranks #405 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 18.9% nationally. The count covers 34,719 residents and 1,175 miles of county roads — 5.7605 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching DeSoto 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 DeSoto County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in DeSoto
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.