Flock & ALPR Cameras in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 20 automated license plate readers across Barnstable County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Barnstable County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:26 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Barnstable County compares nationally
Barnstable County ranks #1,827 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 230,073 residents and 3,431 miles of county roads — 0.8693 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Barnstable 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 Barnstable County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Barnstable
- Barnstable votes to remove Flock cameras despite police objections
- Barnstable, MA: Cameras Removed
- Calls intensify in Barnstable to take down Flock cameras
- Cape Cod License Plate Grant Funds Available to Support Economic Resiliency Across the Region
What you can do in Barnstable
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.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.