Flock & ALPR Cameras in Henry County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 25 automated license plate readers across Henry County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 22 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Henry County compares nationally
Henry County ranks #1,001 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 48,948 residents and 1,487 miles of county roads — 3.0645 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Henry 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 Henry County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Henry
- Flock license plate reader camera cut down with power tool in Buffalo Grove weeks after another was stolen in Highland Park
- Police drone spots 20-year-old felon ditching loaded gun while running away from officers after fight in Waukegan
- Police investigating after Flock license plate reader camera goes missing in Highland Park
- Organizers say 100-150 people carry umbrellas during Pride-hosted protest against Flock cameras in Woodstock
What you can do in Henry
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.