Flock & ALPR Cameras in St. Johns County, Florida
Volunteers have reported 249 automated license plate readers across St. Johns County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 28 License plate reader newly reported
- Sep 26 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 22 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 17 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How St. Johns County compares nationally
St. Johns County ranks #285 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 13.3% nationally. The count covers 292,243 residents and 1,946 miles of county roads — 6.7067 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching St. Johns 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 St. Johns County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around St. Johns
- St. Johns County neighborhoods own at least 100 license plate readers, sheriff says
- St. Johns sheriff defends Flock cameras; commissioners consider moratorium
- St. Johns County Sheriff defends Flock cameras, cites crimes solved as commissioners vote to approve $1.9B 2027 budget
- St. Johns County residents urge commissioners to deny sheriff’s office $500K in ALPR funding
What you can do in St. Johns
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.