Flock & ALPR Cameras in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Poplar Bluff — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Poplar Bluff in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 17, 15:49 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Poplar Bluff
The readers mapped around Poplar Bluff break down as 2 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Missouri Highway Patrol. The first camera here was reported in Oct 2025; the most recent in Jan 2026.
- US 60 — 2 readers
Poplar Bluff in the Butler County picture
Butler County has 4 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,790 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 42,166 residents and 2,023 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 79.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic. Operators named on the record: Missouri Highway Patrol (1).
What’s watching Poplar Bluff
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 Poplar Bluff — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Poplar Bluff (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Poplar Bluff
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 Poplar Bluff
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).