Flock & ALPR Cameras in Missouri
At least 3,443 automated license plate readers have been reported across Missouri — the 13th most-surveilled state in the country by camera count.
Updated Oct 6, 2026 · Live data
3,441 automated license plate readers have been reported in Missouri as of October 6, 2026, ranking it #13 of 52 states and territories. They are documented in 291 cities and towns across 85 counties. 74 percent are Flock Safety cameras.
295 cameras were added to the Missouri map in the last 30 days and 67 were removed. The most recent camera was reported on September 11, 2026. Kansas City (216) has the most, followed by Columbia (131) and Blue Springs (78).
57 operators are named in the records, including St. Charles County PD, St. Louis City PD, Dierbergs Markets. Source: community-mapped camera data (OpenStreetMap, ODbL) with DeFlock The USA’s permanent history.
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Every one of those 3,443 cameras photographs the plate of each car that passes it — logging where Missouri drivers go, when, and how often, whether or not anyone is suspected of a crime. Here’s what that means, and what you can do about it.
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- Oct 6 License plate reader newly reported
- Oct 6 Genetec camera newly reported
- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 Slater, MO just got its first reported license plate readers. Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map. #ALPR #Surveillance #Slater
📷 7 new license plate readers just reported around Raytown, MO. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Raytown
📷 15 new license plate readers just reported around Kansas City, MO. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #KansasCity
What these cameras actually do
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) like those sold by Flock Safety aren’t normal traffic cameras. Each one reads every passing plate, stamps it with a time and location, and stores it in a searchable database — often shared across agencies. Across Missouri, that’s 3,443 points quietly building a record of residents’ movements. See how the tech works and where your data goes.
How Missouri compares
Missouri ranks #13 of 52 states and territories by reported ALPR cameras — part of a fast-growing national footprint. Nationwide, volunteers have mapped over 143,000 cameras and counting. Nearby by camera count: Alabama (2,911), Michigan (3,694), Tennessee (3,646), Virginia (3,435).
The latest from Missouri
- Judge strikes down warrantless Flock search tied to southwest Missouri woman after 91lbs of meth seized
- Concerns about Flock continue in Missouri, despite governor’s order
- Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson sees path for bills on data centers and Flock cameras
- Missouri issues license plate reader guidance to law enforcement
- Missouri DPS releases first guidelines for automatic license plate readers – KOLR
On camera in Missouri — each opens right here on DeFlock:
The conversation about Missouri:
DeFlock The USA@deflocktheusaBluesky📷 Slater, MO just got its first reported license plate readers. Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map. #ALPR #Surveillance #Slater3 days ago
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Beth O'Malley@stlbeth.bsky.socialBlueskyFlock cameras are watching some Missouri nature centers. 'It kind of creeps me out'1 week ago
FlockWatch@flockwatch.bsky.socialBluesky📍 Missouri: Flock Safety cameras are installed at some Missouri nature centers. Source: stltoday.com, 09/28 #Flock #ALPR #privacy1 week ago
KCUR (Kansas City's best news@kcur.orgBlueskyVolunteers have documented thousands of cameras across the Midwest, with clusters in areas like St. Louis; the Kansas City metro area; Des Moines, Iowa; and Omaha, Nebraska. But in recent months, Flock has found itself in an unusual…1 week agoAll surveillance news → · All video & feeds →
What you can do in Missouri
You don’t have to accept it — and you don’t have to be anti-safety to demand accountability. File a public records request to learn your town’s retention and data-sharing policy, speak up at a city-council meeting, and see the full playbook on our Take Action page.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
DeFlock STL — St. Louis, Missouri
Protecting privacy in the St. Louis area — pressing elected officials to pull the plug on plate readers.
Join the fight ↗DeFlock Joplin — Joplin, Missouri
Independently run local group listed on the DeFlock project directory (deflock.org).
Join the fight ↗DeFlock U City — University City, Missouri
Independently run local group listed on the DeFlock project directory (deflock.org).
Join the fight ↗Flock Out SGF — Springfield, Missouri
Independently run local group listed on the DeFlock project directory (deflock.org).
Join the fight ↗DeFlock Lebanon — Lebanon, Missouri
Lebanon residents working to cancel a $325,000 Flock contract that is expanding the city’s camera network.
Join the fight ↗Flock & ALPR cameras by city in Missouri
We track 280 Missouri cities and towns with reported cameras — each with its own local report:
Flock & ALPR cameras by county in Missouri
85 Missouri counties have at least one reported camera. Tap any county for its full local report.
Counts come from the open-source DeFlock project’s volunteer reports and update as new cameras are mapped. A county not listed has no reported cameras yet — not necessarily none. Spot one? Report it.