Flock & ALPR Cameras in Hyannis, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Hyannis — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Hyannis in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:13 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Hyannis
The readers mapped around Hyannis break down as 2 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Barnstable Police. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2025; the most recent in Jun 2026.
- Yarmouth Road — 1 reader
- Main Street — 1 reader
Hyannis in the Barnstable County picture
Barnstable County has 20 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,827 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 230,073 residents and 3,431 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 56.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic. Operators named on the record: Barnstable Police (1).
What’s watching Hyannis
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 Hyannis — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Hyannis (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Hyannis
What you can do in Hyannis
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 Hyannis
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).