Flock & ALPR Cameras in Salem, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Salem — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Salem in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:09 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Salem
The readers mapped around Salem break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in May 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- MO 19 — 1 reader
- MO 68 — 1 reader
- North Oak Street — 1 reader
Salem in the Dent County picture
Dent County has 4 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,094 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 14,506 residents and 1,768 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 77.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
Camera activity around Salem, last 30 days
1 newly reported, 1 removed in our hourly change log for Salem. Latest change logged Sep 9, 2026.
What’s watching Salem
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 Salem — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Salem (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Salem
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 Salem
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).