Flock & ALPR Cameras in Eldridge, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers in and around Eldridge — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Eldridge in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:14 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Eldridge
The readers mapped around Eldridge break down as 4 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Aug 2026; the most recent in Sep 2026.
- South 1st Street — 1 reader
- Blackhawk Trail Road — 1 reader
- North Scott Park Road — 1 reader
- Lester Matzen Bike Path — 1 reader
IA - Eldridge PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, IA - Eldridge PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 88 other agencies.
Eldridge in the Scott County picture
Scott County has 21 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,668 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 174,302 residents and 1,687 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 39% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic.
Camera activity around Eldridge, last 30 days
4 newly reported, 6 removed in our hourly change log for Eldridge. Latest change logged Sep 3, 2026.
What’s watching Eldridge
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 Eldridge — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Eldridge (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Eldridge
- In the minutes: Eldridge Minutes, FLOCK SAFETY (Sep 28)
- In the minutes: Eldridge Minutes, flock camera (Sep 14)
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Eldridge, IA
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Eldridge, IA
What you can do in Eldridge
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 Eldridge
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).