Flock & ALPR Cameras in Kent County, Michigan
Volunteers have reported 226 automated license plate readers across Kent County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 8 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 2 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 30 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 21 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Kent County compares nationally
Kent County ranks #929 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 658,844 residents and 2,972 miles of county roads — 3.324 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Kent 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 Kent County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Kent
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Kentwood, MI
- Kent City Council hears praise for Flock cameras, plea to save longtime osprey nest & more
- Detroit Woman Sues Over False Arrest Due To Facial Recognition
What you can do in Kent
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.