Flock & ALPR Cameras in Washington County, Missouri
Volunteers have reported 10 automated license plate readers across Washington County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 30 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Washington County compares nationally
Washington County ranks #1,493 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 23,483 residents and 2,172 miles of county roads — 1.7034 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Washington 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 Washington County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
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What you can do in Washington
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.