Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bolivar, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Bolivar — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Canceled
Bolivar is on the record here. Bolivar Board of Aldermen voted unanimously August 11, 2026 to terminate the city’s Flock contract and approved termination-notice language. KY3 reported the board had voted July 28 to seek a way out. The notice asks Flock to stop plate detection, video capture, and data sharing; the city planned to bag cameras until Flock removes them. A $54,000 Missouri Blue Shield grant helped fund the install and may need repayment.
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No new reports near Bolivar in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 22:18 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Bolivar
The readers mapped around Bolivar break down as 6 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in May 2026; the most recent in Jun 2026.
- MO 32 — 1 reader
- West Broadway Street — 1 reader
- East Broadway Street — 1 reader
- West Aldrich Road — 1 reader
- South Springfield Avenue — 1 reader
- North Oakland Avenue — 1 reader
Bolivar in the Polk County picture
Polk County has 5 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,545 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 32,109 residents and 1,447 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 69.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 6 traffic.
What’s watching Bolivar
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 Bolivar — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Bolivar (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Bolivar
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Bolivar, MO
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Bolivar, MO
- Bolivar, MO: Contract Canceled
What you can do in Bolivar
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 Bolivar
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).