Flock & ALPR Cameras in Hastings, Nebraska
Volunteers have reported 9 automated license plate readers in and around Hastings — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Hastings in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:21 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Hastings
The readers mapped around Hastings break down as 9 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in May 2026; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- West J Street — 3 readers
- West 42nd Street — 2 readers
- West 14th Street — 2 readers
- East 42nd Street — 1 reader
- West E Street — 1 reader
NE - Hastings PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, NE - Hastings PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 7 other agencies.
Hastings in the Adams County picture
Adams County has 5 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,522 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 31,034 residents and 1,561 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 71.1% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 9 traffic.
Camera activity around Hastings, last 30 days
3 removed in our hourly change log for Hastings. Latest change logged Aug 26, 2026.
What’s watching Hastings
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 Hastings — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Hastings (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Hastings
What you can do in Hastings
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 Hastings
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).