Flock & ALPR Cameras in Potomac, Maryland
Volunteers have reported 8 automated license plate readers in and around Potomac — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Potomac in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 08:56 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Potomac
The readers mapped around Potomac break down as 8 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Feb 2026; the most recent in Mar 2026.
- Marwood Hill Drive — 2 readers
- Ardnave Place — 2 readers
- Potomac Manors Drive — 1 reader
- River Road — 1 reader
- Chapel Road — 1 reader
- Swains Lock Terrace — 1 reader
Potomac in the Montgomery County picture
Montgomery County has 40 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #2,051 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 1,057,586 residents and 2,457 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 33.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic.
What’s watching Potomac
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 Potomac — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Potomac (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Potomac
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 Potomac
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).