Flock & ALPR Cameras in Sandwich, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Sandwich — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Sandwich in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 14:12 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Sandwich
The readers mapped around Sandwich break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2026; the most recent in Apr 2026.
- US 34 — 3 readers
Sandwich in the DeKalb County picture
DeKalb County has 60 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #378 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 17.6% nationally. That’s across 100,512 residents and 984 road miles. By road density that is 0.06 cameras per road mile, in the top 10% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
What’s watching Sandwich
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 Sandwich — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Sandwich (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Sandwich
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 Sandwich
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).