Flock & ALPR Cameras in West Union, Iowa
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around West Union — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near West Union in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 19:40 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in West Union
The readers mapped around West Union break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2025; the most recent in Jan 2026.
- State Highway 150 — 1 reader
- West Bradford Street — 1 reader
- Lincoln Road — 1 reader
West Union 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 2 traffic.
What’s watching West Union
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 West Union — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to West Union (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in West Union
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 West Union
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).