Flock & ALPR Cameras in Abingdon, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Abingdon — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Abingdon in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 14:12 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Abingdon
The readers mapped around Abingdon break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2026; the most recent in Apr 2026.
- IL 116 — 1 reader
- IL 41 — 1 reader
- Knox Highway 26 — 1 reader
Abingdon in the Knox County picture
Knox County has 23 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #595 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 49,294 residents and 1,450 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 33.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
Camera activity around Abingdon, last 30 days
2 removed in our hourly change log for Abingdon. Latest change logged Aug 31, 2026.
What’s watching Abingdon
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Abingdon — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Abingdon (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Abingdon
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Abingdon, IL
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Abingdon, IL
What you can do in Abingdon
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
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Cameras near Abingdon
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).