Flock & ALPR Cameras in Grafton, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 7 automated license plate readers in and around Grafton — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Canceled
Grafton is on the record here. Grafton Police Chief Neil Minardi announced Friday, August 22, 2026 that Grafton will discontinue Flock cameras, citing resident concerns and vandalism and theft involving the devices. Boston.com reported the announcement August 23 alongside East Bridgewater.
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No new reports near Grafton in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:21 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Grafton
The readers mapped around Grafton break down as 7 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Grafton Police, Police (Grafton). The first camera here was reported in Nov 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Upton Street — 1 reader
- Millbury Street — 1 reader
- Westboro Road — 1 reader
- Centennial Drive — 1 reader
- Shrewsbury Street — 1 reader
- Worcester Street — 1 reader
- Old Westboro Road — 1 reader
Grafton MA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Grafton MA PD runs 12 cameras of its own, has logged 39 plate-database searches, has captured 190,359 vehicle records. Its network connects to 16 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Grafton in the Worcester County picture
Worcester County has 91 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,739 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 861,664 residents and 5,743 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 34.1% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic. Operators named on the record: Grafton Police (5), Police (Grafton) (2).
What’s watching Grafton
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 Grafton — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Grafton (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Grafton
What you can do in Grafton
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 Grafton
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).