Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lewis County, New York
No cameras reported in Lewis County — yet. That usually means nobody has checked, not that the roads are clear. Be the one who looks.
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Help put Lewis County on the map
The camera map is built by volunteers, one report at a time — and nobody has surveyed Lewis County yet. ALPRs look like small gray cameras on poles, often solar-powered, near intersections and county roads. Spot one? Reporting takes about a minute.
Why this page exists
Automated license plate readers are spreading county by county, usually with no public vote — volunteers have already mapped 4,553 across New York. Contracts often land quietly at the sheriff’s office or county commission. Learn what the cameras look like, check the roads you drive daily, and this page will update as reports come in.
Flock Off Ithaca, Ithaca, New York
Organized after 22 cameras went up in 2024 — and won: Ithaca’s Common Council voted to end the city’s Flock program.
Read the story ↗Southern Tier Alliance, Southern Tier, New York
Binghamton-area alliance organizing against license-plate readers across New York’s Southern Tier.
Join the fight ↗What you can do in Lewis
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.