Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cook County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 2,967 automated license plate readers across Cook County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 11 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 11 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 11 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 11 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 9 new license plate readers just reported around Hyde Park, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #HydePark
📷 8 new license plate readers just reported around Near South Side, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #NearSouthSide
📷 5 new license plate readers just reported around Chicago Loop, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #ChicagoLoop
How Cook County compares nationally
Cook County ranks #823 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 5,185,812 residents and 9,668 miles of county roads — 3.6928 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Cook 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 Cook County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Cook
- Chicago, Suburban Cook County Seeking Poll Workers for November Midterm Election
- Cook County expands Flock license plate reader network
What you can do in Cook
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.