Flock & ALPR Cameras in DeKalb County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 65 automated license plate readers across DeKalb County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 25 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 25 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 12 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
- Sep 9 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 11 new license plate readers just reported around Cherry Valley, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #CherryValley
📷 14 new license plate readers just reported around Elgin, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Elgin
📷 24 new license plate readers just reported around Elgin, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Elgin
How DeKalb County compares nationally
DeKalb County ranks #378 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 17.6% nationally. The count covers 100,512 residents and 984 miles of county roads — 5.9694 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching DeKalb 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 DeKalb County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around DeKalb
- In the minutes: Dekalb meeting, automated license plate (Oct 5)
- Candidate Q&A: DeKalb County Commission District 2
- Candidate Q&A: DeKalb County Commission District 3
- Get the Flock out of DeKalb
What you can do in DeKalb
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.