Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cole County, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 42 automated license plate readers across Cole County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 11 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Cole County compares nationally
Cole County ranks #842 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 76,924 residents and 1,091 miles of county roads — 3.64 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Cole 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 Cole County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Cole
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Cole Camp, MO
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Cole Camp, MO
What you can do in Cole
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.