Flock & ALPR Cameras in Plymouth County, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers across Plymouth County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 22 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 16 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 12 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Plymouth County compares nationally
Plymouth County ranks #1,546 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 25,699 residents and 1,252 miles of county roads — 1.5565 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Plymouth 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 Plymouth County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Plymouth
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.