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Flock & ALPR Cameras in Ionia County, Michigan

Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers across Ionia County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.

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3
Reported cameras
#42
of 60 Michigan counties tracked
0.1%
of Michigan’s reported cameras
Live camera map 3 reported cameras around Ionia County, Michigan
Every dot is a volunteer-reported license plate reader · map data curated by the DeFlock project · refreshed daily Open the full map →
Camera Watch Recently reported near Ionia County
+1 this week +4 last 30 days
  • Oct 1 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Sep 20 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Sep 20 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Sep 19 Flock Safety camera newly reported

Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.

How Ionia County compares nationally

Ionia County ranks #2,018 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 66,706 residents and 947 miles of county roads — 0.4497 cameras per 10,000 residents.

What’s watching Ionia 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 Ionia County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.

The latest around Ionia

What you can do in Ionia

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.

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.