Flock & ALPR Cameras in Elmwood, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 1 automated license plate readers in and around Elmwood — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Elmwood in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:00 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Elmwood
The readers mapped around Elmwood break down as 2 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Mar 2026.
- IL 97 — 1 reader
- I 74 — 1 reader
Elmwood in the Peoria County picture
Peoria County has 85 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #582 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 179,831 residents and 1,540 road miles. By road density that is 0.06 cameras per road mile, in the top 11.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic.
Camera activity around Elmwood, last 30 days
1 removed in our hourly change log for Elmwood. Latest change logged Aug 31, 2026.
What’s watching Elmwood
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 Elmwood — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Elmwood (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Elmwood
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Elmwood Park, IL
- Elmwood Park, Illinois to start using ShotSpotter, gunshot detection technology rejected by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
What you can do in Elmwood
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 Elmwood
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).