Flock & ALPR Cameras in Carroll County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 16 automated license plate readers across Carroll County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Carroll County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 11:33 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Carroll County compares nationally
Carroll County ranks #87 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 4% nationally. The count covers 15,621 residents and 765 miles of county roads — 10.8828 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Carroll 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 Carroll County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Carroll
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.