Flock & ALPR Cameras in Dubuque County, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 35 automated license plate readers across Dubuque County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 27 Leonardo camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Dubuque County compares nationally
Dubuque County ranks #903 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 98,948 residents and 996 miles of county roads — 3.4361 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Dubuque 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 Dubuque County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Dubuque
- Dubuque residents question oversight of license plate camera system
- Dubuque presentation to examine license-plate readers, privacy
- Flock Cameras are Watching Roads Across the City of Dubuque
- Immigrant rights group questions Dubuque's safeguards for Flock cameras
What you can do in Dubuque
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.