Flock & ALPR Cameras in Johnson County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 12 automated license plate readers across Johnson County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 18 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 6 new license plate readers just reported around Murphysboro, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Murphysboro
📷 26 new license plate readers just reported around Murphysboro, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Murphysboro
How Johnson County compares nationally
Johnson County ranks #140 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 6.5% nationally. The count covers 13,350 residents and 628 miles of county roads — 8.9888 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Johnson 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 Johnson County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Johnson
- Chicago's Brandon Johnson Has a Lot to Answer for After Canceling ShotSpotter Contract
- Johnson administration tells Chicago City Council finding ShotSpotter replacement could take 8 more months
- Mayor Brandon Johnson touts faster Chicago police responses post-ShotSpotter
- Editorial: A bloody winter Sunday in Chicago reminds all of Brandon Johnson's terrible ShotSpotter decision
What you can do in Johnson
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.