Flock & ALPR Cameras in Paris, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 7 automated license plate readers in and around Paris — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Paris in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:59 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Paris
The readers mapped around Paris break down as 7 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jul 2025; the most recent in Jun 2026.
- South Main Street — 2 readers
- IL Route 1 — 1 reader
- E 900th Rd — 1 reader
- North Terre Haute Road — 1 reader
- Clinton Avenue — 1 reader
- IL 16;IL 133 — 1 reader
Paris IL PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Paris IL PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 26 other agencies.
Paris in the Edgar County picture
Edgar County has 18 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #89 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 4.1% nationally. That’s across 16,637 residents and 2,108 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 47.7% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 7 traffic. Operators named on the record: Flock Safety (2).
What’s watching Paris
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 Paris — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Paris (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Paris
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 Paris
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).