Flock & ALPR Cameras in Manhattan, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 9 automated license plate readers in and around Manhattan — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Manhattan in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Manhattan
The readers mapped around Manhattan break down as 9 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2024; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- West Manhattan-Monee Road — 1 reader
- Arsenal Road — 1 reader
- South State Street — 1 reader
- West North Street — 1 reader
- Eastern Avenue — 1 reader
- West Baker Road — 1 reader
- South Cedar Road — 1 reader
- South Gregory — 1 reader
- Smith Road — 1 reader
Manhattan in the Will County picture
Will County has 375 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #454 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 21.2% nationally. That’s across 698,450 residents and 3,042 road miles. By road density that is 0.12 cameras per road mile, in the top 3.3% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 7 traffic.
Camera activity around Manhattan, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Manhattan. Latest change logged Aug 20, 2026.
What’s watching Manhattan
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 Manhattan — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Manhattan (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Manhattan
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 Manhattan
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).