Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bay County, Michigan
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers across Bay County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 7 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 25 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 20 Genetec camera newly reported
- Sep 14 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Bay County compares nationally
Bay County ranks #2,094 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 103,235 residents and 1,145 miles of county roads — 0.2906 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Bay 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 Bay County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Bay
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Bay City, MI
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Bay City, MI
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Bay City, MI
- Bay City, MI: Contract Rejected
What you can do in Bay
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.