Flock & ALPR Cameras in Thorntown, Indiana
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers in and around Thorntown — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Thorntown in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 23:13 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Thorntown
The readers mapped around Thorntown break down as 4 Flock Safety, 1 of unrecorded make. The first camera here was reported in May 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- State Road 32 — 1 reader
- SR 47 — 1 reader
- SR 39 — 1 reader
- North 700 East — 1 reader
- West Main Street — 1 reader
Thorntown in the Boone County picture
Boone County has 38 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #483 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 22.6% nationally. That’s across 72,827 residents and 1,309 road miles. By road density that is 0.03 cameras per road mile, in the top 22% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
Camera activity around Thorntown, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Thorntown. Latest change logged Sep 1, 2026.
What’s watching Thorntown
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 Thorntown — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Thorntown (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Thorntown
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.
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Cameras near Thorntown
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).