Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cedar County, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 7 automated license plate readers across Cedar County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 22 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
- Sep 21 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 9 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Cedar County compares nationally
Cedar County ranks #1,319 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 18,427 residents and 1,035 miles of county roads — 2.1707 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Cedar 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 Cedar County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Cedar
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Cedar Falls, IA
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- Are there Flock cameras in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area? Your Call the Courier questions
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Cedar Falls, IA
What you can do in Cedar
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.