Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cohasset, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 1 automated license plate readers in and around Cohasset — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Cohasset in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 00:03 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Cohasset
The readers mapped around Cohasset break down as 1 Flock Safety. Every report here dates to Nov 2025.
- King Street — 1 reader
Cohasset MA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Cohasset MA PD runs 5 cameras of its own, has logged 31 plate-database searches, has captured 84,917 vehicle records. Its network connects to 11 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Cohasset in the Norfolk County picture
Norfolk County has 166 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,264 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 724,540 residents and 2,704 road miles. By road density that is 0.06 cameras per road mile, in the top 9.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 1 traffic.
What’s watching Cohasset
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 Cohasset — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Cohasset (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Cohasset
What you can do in Cohasset
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.
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Cameras near Cohasset
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).