Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cherokee County, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers across Cherokee County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 30 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 28 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 16 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Cherokee County compares nationally
Cherokee County ranks #0 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 11,587 residents and 856 miles of county roads.
What’s watching Cherokee 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 Cherokee County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Cherokee
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Cherokee, IA
- Cherokee County mulls license plate readers south of Marcus - The Cherokee Chronicle Times
What you can do in Cherokee
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.