Flock & ALPR Cameras in Metropolis, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 10 automated license plate readers in and around Metropolis — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Metropolis in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 19:21 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Metropolis
The readers mapped around Metropolis break down as 8 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Metropolis IL PD. The first camera here was reported in Sep 2025; the most recent in Nov 2025.
- United States Route 45 — 2 readers
- East 12th Street — 1 reader
- Ferry Street — 1 reader
- North Avenue — 1 reader
- Gurley Road — 1 reader
- Old Marion Road — 1 reader
- US 45 — 1 reader
Metropolis IL PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Metropolis IL PD runs 9 cameras of its own, has logged 35 plate-database searches, has captured 78,554 vehicle records. Its network connects to 982 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Acworth GA PD, Adams County IL SO, Adams County WI SO, Addison IL PD, Adrian MI PD, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Alabaster AL PD, Alpharetta GA PD.
Metropolis in the Massac County picture
Massac County has 8 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #408 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 19% nationally. That’s across 13,958 residents and 731 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 41.3% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic. Operators named on the record: Metropolis IL PD (4).
What’s watching Metropolis
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 Metropolis — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Metropolis (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Metropolis
- Exploring Community Safety: Metropolis City Council Explores Funding for the Flock Safety System
- Metropolis buys Israeli facial recognition co Oosto
What you can do in Metropolis
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 Metropolis
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).