Flock & ALPR Cameras in Pontiac, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Pontiac — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Pontiac in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 08:31 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Pontiac
The readers mapped around Pontiac break down as 4 Flock Safety, 2 of unrecorded make. The first camera here was reported in Jul 2025; the most recent in Apr 2026.
- West Reynolds Street — 2 readers
- IL 23;US 66 Hist — 2 readers
- I 55 — 2 readers
Pontiac IL PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Pontiac IL PD runs 4 cameras of its own, has captured 114,044 vehicle records. Its network connects to 447 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Adams County IL SO, Addison IL PD, Antioch IL PD, Arcola IL PD, Arlington Heights IL PD, Arthur IL PD, Athens IL PD, Auburn IL PD.
Pontiac in the Livingston County picture
Livingston County has 13 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #840 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
What’s watching Pontiac
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 Pontiac — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Pontiac (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Pontiac
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 Pontiac
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).