Flock & ALPR Cameras in Story County, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 40 automated license plate readers across Story County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Story County compares nationally
Story County ranks #838 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 98,592 residents and 1,119 miles of county roads — 3.6514 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Story 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 Story County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Story
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Durant, IA
- Ideas & Opinions — George Boardman: Officials who didn’t understand what they were getting into bought the Flock story
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Sac City, IA
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Fort Dodge, IA
What you can do in Story
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.