Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lake County, Indiana
Volunteers have reported 280 automated license plate readers across Lake County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
- Oct 2 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
- Sep 30 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Lake County compares nationally
Lake County ranks #782 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 498,990 residents and 2,337 miles of county roads — 3.8077 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Lake 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 Lake County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lake
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Winona Lake, IN
- 4 license plate readers reported removed near Winona Lake, IN
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Lake Station, IN
- Controversial license plate cams credited with helping solve Lake Station robbery
What you can do in Lake
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.