Flock & ALPR Cameras in Geneseo, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Geneseo — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Geneseo in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 14:12 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Geneseo
The readers mapped around Geneseo break down as 5 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2025; the most recent in Mar 2026.
- South Oakwood Avenue — 2 readers
- US 6 — 2 readers
- IL 92 — 1 reader
Geneseo IL PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Geneseo IL PD runs 4 cameras of its own, has logged 78 plate-database searches, has captured 58,280 vehicle records. Its network connects to 428 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Adams County IL SO, Addison IL PD, Antioch IL PD, Arcola IL PD, Arlington Heights IL PD, Athens IL PD, Attorney General of Illinois - Medicare Fraud Division, Auburn IL PD.
Geneseo in the Henry County picture
Henry County has 15 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,001 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 48,948 residents and 1,487 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 43.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic, 1 street.
What’s watching Geneseo
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 Geneseo — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Geneseo (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Geneseo
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Geneseo
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).