Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cape May County, New Jersey
Volunteers have reported 29 automated license plate readers across Cape May County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Cape May County compares nationally
Cape May County ranks #1,429 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 95,236 residents and 1,013 miles of county roads — 1.89 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Cape May 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 Cape May County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Cape May
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Cape May, NJ
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Cape May Court House, NJ
- Privacy vs. Security: What's the Role of Surveillance Camera...
- On the agenda: Cape May County meeting — automated license plate (Jan 6)
What you can do in Cape May
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.