Flock & ALPR Cameras in St. Louis County, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 738 automated license plate readers across St. Louis County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 6 Genetec camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Genetec camera newly reported
- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How St. Louis County compares nationally
St. Louis County ranks #558 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 996,618 residents and 4,173 miles of county roads — 4.8263 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching St. Louis 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 St. Louis County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around St. Louis
- Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch Discusses St. Louis County Budget Battles and Flock LPR Cameras
- Concerns about Flock continue in Missouri, despite governor’s order
- St. Louis County executive orders review of Flock cameras
- St. Louis County abused Amazon facial recognition, suit says. Wrong man went to jail.
What you can do in St. Louis
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.