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Kentucky · County Surveillance Report

Flock & ALPR Cameras in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Volunteers have reported 657 automated license plate readers across Jefferson County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.

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657
Reported cameras
#1
of 72 Kentucky counties tracked
34.1%
of Kentucky’s reported cameras
Live camera map 657 reported cameras around Jefferson County, Kentucky
Every dot is a volunteer-reported license plate reader · map data curated by the DeFlock project · refreshed daily Open the full map →
Camera Watch Recently reported near Jefferson County
+2 this week +18 last 30 days −3 removed
  • Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Sep 29 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Sep 28 Flock Safety camera newly reported

Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.

How Jefferson County compares nationally

Jefferson County ranks #311 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 14.5% nationally. The count covers 777,392 residents and 2,351 miles of county roads — 6.5475 cameras per 10,000 residents.

What’s watching Jefferson 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 Jefferson County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.

What you can do in Jefferson

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.

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.