Flock & ALPR Cameras in Gulf County, Florida
Volunteers have reported 19 automated license plate readers across Gulf County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 7 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Gulf County compares nationally
Gulf County ranks #145 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 6.7% nationally. The count covers 14,772 residents and 1,462 miles of county roads — 8.8004 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Gulf 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 Gulf County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Gulf
- Cape Coral residents question license plate readers despite police saying cameras remain inactive
- Sanibel delays vote on ordinance for license plate readers again
- Fort Myers Beach awaits removal of Flock Safety cameras
- Florida Rep. Greg Steube introduces bill targeting license plate reader cameras
What you can do in Gulf
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.