Flock & ALPR Cameras in Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Hopkinton — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Canceled
Hopkinton is on the record here. The Town of Hopkinton announced August 20, 2026 that it terminated its Flock Safety contract immediately after a legal review found statutory deficiencies that make the agreement unlawful under Massachusetts law. Town Manager Elaine Lazarus said municipal contracts must comply with procurement law. The town asked Flock to turn the cameras off as soon as possible and remove them by September 30. Two cameras had been up about five months; two more had been planned.
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No new reports near Hopkinton in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 12, 19:48 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Hopkinton
The readers mapped around Hopkinton break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Hayden Rowe Street — 1 reader
- West Main Street — 1 reader
- East Main Street — 1 reader
Hopkinton MA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Hopkinton MA PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 14 other agencies.
Hopkinton in the Middlesex County picture
Middlesex County has 233 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,582 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 1,622,896 residents and 5,632 road miles. By road density that is 0.04 cameras per road mile, in the top 15.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
Camera activity around Hopkinton, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Hopkinton. Latest change logged Aug 18, 2026.
What’s watching Hopkinton
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 Hopkinton — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Hopkinton (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Hopkinton
- Hopkinton, Massachusetts cancels contract with Flock Safety, wants cameras removed
- Mass. town ends 'unlawful' Flock Safety contract after legal review
- Hopkinton, MA: Contract Canceled
What you can do in Hopkinton
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 Hopkinton
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).