Flock & ALPR Cameras in Neosho, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Neosho — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Rejected
Neosho is on the record here. Neosho police rejected Flock cameras, prioritizing privacy over surveillance.
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No new reports near Neosho in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 12, 18:55 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Neosho
The readers mapped around Neosho break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2025; the most recent in Jan 2026.
- Clemmons Drive — 1 reader
- Kodiak Road — 1 reader
- Neosho — 1 reader
Neosho in the Newton County picture
Newton County has 14 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,236 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 59,490 residents and 1,849 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 50.9% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
What’s watching Neosho
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 Neosho — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Neosho (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Neosho
- On the agenda: Neosho September 8, 2026 Council Special Session — License Plate Reader (Sep 8)
- Neosho police reject Flock cameras, prioritize privacy over surveillance
- Privacy concerns prompt Neosho police to forgo Flock cameras
- Neosho, MO: Contract Rejected
What you can do in Neosho
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Neosho
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).