Flock & ALPR Cameras in St. Joseph County, Michigan
Volunteers have reported 17 automated license plate readers across St. Joseph County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near St. Joseph County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:22 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How St. Joseph County compares nationally
St. Joseph County ranks #1,132 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 60,870 residents and 1,146 miles of county roads — 2.6286 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in St. Joseph
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.