Flock & ALPR Cameras in Franklin, Kentucky
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Franklin — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Franklin in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:13 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Franklin
The readers mapped around Franklin break down as 3 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in Feb 2026; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- South Main Street — 2 readers
- Macedonia Road — 1 reader
Franklin in the Simpson County picture
Simpson County has 2 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,766 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 19,786 residents and 540 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 68.1% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic. Operators named on the record: Lowe's (2).
What’s watching Franklin
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 Franklin — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Franklin (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Franklin
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 Franklin
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).