Flock & ALPR Cameras in Rochester, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Rochester — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Rochester in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 01:07 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Rochester
The readers mapped around Rochester break down as 3 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Sep 2025; the most recent in Jun 2026.
- Roby Road — 2 readers
- Cardinal Hill Road — 1 reader
Rochester IL PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Rochester IL PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 32 other agencies.
Rochester in the Sangamon County picture
Sangamon County has 169 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #154 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 7.2% nationally. That’s across 195,217 residents and 2,258 road miles. By road density that is 0.07 cameras per road mile, in the top 7% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic. Operators named on the record: Flock Safety (1).
Camera activity around Rochester, last 30 days
1 removed in our hourly change log for Rochester. Latest change logged Aug 21, 2026.
What’s watching Rochester
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 Rochester — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Rochester (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Rochester
What you can do in Rochester
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 Rochester
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).