Flock & ALPR Cameras in University Heights, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 8 automated license plate readers in and around University Heights — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
Jurisdiction · by recorded street address
The 8 cameras counted on this page are every reader mapped within about 20 kilometres of University Heights, so the count crosses municipal lines. By the street address recorded for each one, 0 of them sit inside University Heights itself.
The rest sit in Iowa City (8).
8 of them name an operator in the record: University of Iowa Police Department (8). The operator is who runs the camera, which is not always the local government.
Source: community-mapped camera data (OpenStreetMap, ODbL), with addresses resolved by Nominatim.
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No new reports near University Heights in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 9, 03:14 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in University Heights
The readers mapped around University Heights break down as 8 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: University of Iowa Police Department. Every report here dates to Feb 2025.
- Melrose Avenue — 2 readers
- Mormon Trek Boulevard — 2 readers
- Hawkins Drive — 2 readers
- Byington Road — 1 reader
- Grand Avenue — 1 reader
University Heights in the Johnson County picture
Johnson County has 53 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #907 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 154,881 residents and 1,576 road miles. By road density that is 0.03 cameras per road mile, in the top 18.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic. Operators named on the record: University of Iowa Police Department (8).
What’s watching University Heights
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 University Heights — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to University Heights (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in University Heights
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 University Heights
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).