Flock & ALPR Cameras in Stephenson County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 32 automated license plate readers across Stephenson County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 19 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Stephenson County compares nationally
Stephenson County ranks #482 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 22.5% nationally. The count covers 44,042 residents and 1,168 miles of county roads — 5.2223 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Stephenson County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside Stephenson County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Stephenson
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.