Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bement, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Bement — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Bement in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:05 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Bement
The readers mapped around Bement break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Oct 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Macon Street — 1 reader
- South Washington Street — 1 reader
- East 900 North Road — 1 reader
Bement IL PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Bement IL PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 38 other agencies.
Bement in the Piatt County picture
Piatt County has 13 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #201 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 9.4% nationally. That’s across 16,702 residents and 1,051 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 39% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
What’s watching Bement
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 Bement — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Bement (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Bement
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 Bement
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).