Flock & ALPR Cameras in Monson, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Monson — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Monson in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 19:53 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Monson
The readers mapped around Monson break down as 1 of unrecorded make, 1 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Monson Police. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2025; the most recent in Apr 2026.
- Wilbraham Road — 1 reader
- Main Street — 1 reader
Monson MA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Monson MA PD runs 4 cameras of its own, has logged 12 plate-database searches, has captured 41,058 vehicle records. Its network connects to 161 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Acushnet MA PD, Albany City NY PD, Attleboro MA PD, Avon CT PD, Ayer MA PD, Barnstable MA PD, Batavia NY PD, Beacon City NY PD.
Monson in the Hampden County picture
Hampden County has 105 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,276 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 462,853 residents and 2,631 road miles. By road density that is 0.04 cameras per road mile, in the top 15.7% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic. Operators named on the record: Monson Police (2).
What’s watching Monson
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 Monson — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Monson (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Monson
What you can do in Monson
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 Monson
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).