Flock & ALPR Cameras in Winnebago County, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 327 automated license plate readers across Winnebago County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 11 new license plate readers just reported around Cherry Valley, IL. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #CherryValley
How Winnebago County compares nationally
Winnebago County ranks #120 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 5.6% nationally. The count covers 283,289 residents and 1,719 miles of county roads — 9.4603 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Winnebago 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 Winnebago County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Winnebago
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Winnebago, IL
- Winnebago County Sheriffs Deputies In Machesney Park Get License Plate Readers 439771413
What you can do in Winnebago
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.