Flock & ALPR Cameras in Clay County, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 134 automated license plate readers across Clay County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 6 License plate reader newly reported
- Oct 4 Leonardo camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Leonardo camera newly reported
- Oct 1 License plate reader newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 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
How Clay County compares nationally
Clay County ranks #655 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 255,566 residents and 1,851 miles of county roads — 4.3042 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Clay 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 Clay County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Clay
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Clayton, MO
- [MO] Clayton — City Flock Safety Camera Program Page
- [MO] Missouri DPS — "Blue Shield" Grant Applications (Flock / surveillance funding, 2025)
What you can do in Clay
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.