Flock & ALPR Cameras in Osceola, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Osceola — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Osceola in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:10 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Osceola
The readers mapped around Osceola break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- 130th Avenue — 1 reader
- South Main Street — 1 reader
- Elk Street — 1 reader
Osceola IA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Osceola IA PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 24 other agencies.
Osceola in the Clarke County picture
Clarke County has 8 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #171 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 8% nationally. That’s across 9,690 residents and 971 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 48.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
Camera activity around Osceola, last 30 days
1 newly reported, 5 removed in our hourly change log for Osceola. Latest change logged Sep 5, 2026.
What’s watching Osceola
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 Osceola — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Osceola (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Osceola
What you can do in Osceola
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 Osceola
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).