Flock & ALPR Cameras in Jonesboro, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Jonesboro — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Jonesboro in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:14 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Jonesboro
The readers mapped around Jonesboro break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- IL 127 — 2 readers
- Public Square — 1 reader
Jonesboro in the Union County picture
Union County has 5 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,033 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 16,972 residents and 776 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 54.7% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
What’s watching Jonesboro
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 Jonesboro — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Jonesboro (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Jonesboro
What you can do in Jonesboro
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 Jonesboro
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).