Flock & ALPR Cameras in Oelwein, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 15 automated license plate readers in and around Oelwein — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Oelwein in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:29 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Oelwein
The readers mapped around Oelwein break down as 15 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jul 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- West Charles Street — 2 readers
- East Charles Street — 2 readers
- 2nd Street Southeast — 2 readers
- South Frederick Avenue — 1 reader
- 1st Avenue Northwest — 1 reader
- 60th Street — 1 reader
- 20th Street Southeast — 1 reader
- 10th Street Southeast — 1 reader
- 7th Street Southeast — 1 reader
- 10th Street Southwest — 1 reader
- 13th Avenue Southwest — 1 reader
- 4th Street Southwest — 1 reader
Oelwein IA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Oelwein IA PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 30 other agencies.
Oelwein in the Fayette County picture
Fayette County has 17 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #150 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 7% nationally. That’s across 19,393 residents and 1,311 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 38% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 11 traffic.
What’s watching Oelwein
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 Oelwein — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Oelwein (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Oelwein
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Oelwein
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).