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Flock & ALPR Cameras in Scott County, Minnesota

Volunteers have reported 41 automated license plate readers across Scott County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.

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41
Reported cameras
#6
of 51 Minnesota counties tracked
2.5%
of Minnesota’s reported cameras
Live camera map 41 reported cameras around Scott County, Minnesota
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 Scott County
+5 this week +25 last 30 days −8 removed
  • Oct 5 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
  • Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Oct 3 Flock Safety camera newly reported

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

How Scott County compares nationally

Scott County ranks #1,299 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 152,957 residents and 1,085 miles of county roads — 2.2228 cameras per 10,000 residents.

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

What you can do in Scott

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.