Flock & ALPR Cameras in Northview, Michigan
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Northview — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Northview in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:26 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Northview
The readers mapped around Northview break down as 4 Flock Safety, 2 of unrecorded make. Named operators in the reports: Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2025; the most recent in Oct 2025.
- Northview — 4 readers
- Plainfield Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
- Miramar Avenue Northeast — 1 reader
Northview in the Kent County picture
Kent County has 219 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #929 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 658,844 residents and 2,972 road miles. By road density that is 0.07 cameras per road mile, in the top 7.3% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 parking. Operators named on the record: Flock Safety (2).
What’s watching Northview
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 Northview — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Northview (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Northview
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 Northview
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).