Flock & ALPR Cameras in Brevard, North Carolina
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Brevard — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Brevard in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:30 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Brevard
The readers mapped around Brevard break down as 8 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Transylvania County Sheriff's Office, Transylvania County SO, Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Pisgah Highway — 2 readers
- Rosman Highway — 2 readers
- Brevard Greenway — 2 readers
- Pickens Highway — 1 reader
- Cascade Lake Road — 1 reader
Brevard in the Transylvania County picture
Transylvania County has 11 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #933 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 33,243 residents and 1,276 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 47.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic. Operators named on the record: Transylvania County Sheriff's Office (2), Transylvania County SO (1), Lowe's (1).
What’s watching Brevard
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 Brevard — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Brevard (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Brevard
- Brevard drops plate-reader camera plan as Flock controversy roils WNC
- Brevard police withdraw proposal for license plate reader cameras after public feedback
- Police chief, residents react after Brevard withdraws Axon camera proposal
- Brevard police withdraw license plate reader proposal
What you can do in Brevard
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.
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Cameras near Brevard
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).