Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lake County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 407 automated license plate readers across Lake County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 1 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 27 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 27 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 26 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 749 new license plate readers just reported around Rosemont, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Rosemont
📷 14 new license plate readers just reported around Elgin, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Elgin
📷 24 new license plate readers just reported around Elgin, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Elgin
How Lake County compares nationally
Lake County ranks #549 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 711,885 residents and 2,737 miles of county roads — 4.8603 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Lake 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 Lake County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lake
- 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
- President’s Page: Flock, First Energy, EMotos, And More
- Police investigating after Flock license plate reader camera goes missing in Highland Park
What you can do in Lake
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.