Flock & ALPR Cameras in Dent County, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers across Dent County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Dent County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Dent County compares nationally
Dent County ranks #1,094 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 14,506 residents and 1,768 miles of county roads — 2.7575 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Dent 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 Dent County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Dent
- Platte City residents remain divided as the city adds new limits to its flock cameras
- Platte City residents remain divided as city adds new limits to Flock cameras
- Excelsior Springs residents see Flock camera data as effort to remove them grows
- Excelsior Springs residents see inside Flock camera data as petition to remove them grows
What you can do in Dent
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.