Flock & ALPR Cameras in Mason County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers across Mason County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Mason County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:20 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Mason County compares nationally
Mason County ranks #1,547 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 12,878 residents and 1,617 miles of county roads — 1.553 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Mason 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 Mason County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Mason
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.