Flock & ALPR Cameras in Alpena County, Michigan
Volunteers have reported 1 automated license plate readers across Alpena County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 14 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Alpena County compares nationally
Alpena County ranks #0 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 28,908 residents and 951 miles of county roads.
What’s watching Alpena County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside Alpena County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Alpena
- Alpena County commissioners reject license plate reader camera proposal despite law enforcement support
- Alpena, MI: Contract Rejected
- Alpena County Sheriff's Office considers purchase of License Plate Reader cameras | News, Sports, Jobs
- Detroit police changing facial-recognition policy after pregnant woman says she was wrongly charged | News, Sports, Jobs
What you can do in Alpena
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.