Flock & ALPR Cameras in Macomb, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 14 automated license plate readers in and around Macomb — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
Where the cameras are in Macomb
The readers mapped around Macomb break down as 13 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Apr 2026.
- West Murray Street — 3 readers
- West Jackson Street — 2 readers
- North Western Avenue — 2 readers
- North Lafayette Street — 1 reader
- West Adams Street — 1 reader
- South Johnson Street — 1 reader
- North 1200th Road — 1 reader
- East 1200th Street — 1 reader
- West University Drive — 1 reader
Macomb IL PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Macomb IL PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 125 other agencies.
Macomb in the McDonough County picture
McDonough County has 19 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #259 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 12.1% nationally. That’s across 27,102 residents and 1,885 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 13 traffic.
What’s watching Macomb
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 Macomb — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Macomb (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Macomb
- Macomb County lawmaker introduces bill to regulate Flock cameras
- Macomb County Lawmaker's Flock Bills Would Jail Cops for Snooping on Plates
- Man who lampooned Flock as Darth Vader in San Diego says more 'tricks' rolled up his sleeve – Macomb Daily
- Crime writers' new conundrum: How to get away with murder when cameras are everywhere – Macomb Daily
What you can do in Macomb
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 Macomb
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).