Flock & ALPR Cameras in Washington County, Maryland
Volunteers have reported 61 automated license plate readers across Washington County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 16 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 15 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 11 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 11 Axon Enterprise camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 10 new license plate readers just reported around Thurmont, MD. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Thurmont
How Washington County compares nationally
Washington County ranks #1,250 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 155,033 residents and 1,607 miles of county roads — 2.3221 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Washington 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 Washington County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Washington
- On the agenda: Washington Grove AI-generated summary — facial recognition (Sep 14)
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Washington Hill, MD
- On the agenda: Washington Grove AI-generated summary — surveillance camera (Jul 13)
- Maryland Officials Hope License Plate Readers Halt
What you can do in Washington
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras nearby in Maryland
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.