Flock & ALPR Cameras in Ellerbe, North Carolina
Volunteers have reported 1 automated license plate readers in and around Ellerbe — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Ellerbe in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 20:25 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Ellerbe
The readers mapped around Ellerbe break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jul 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- I 73;I 74 — 2 readers
- US 220 — 1 reader
Ellerbe in the Richmond County picture
Richmond County has 17 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #736 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 42,818 residents and 1,365 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 38.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
Camera activity around Ellerbe, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Ellerbe. Latest change logged Aug 20, 2026.
What’s watching Ellerbe
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 Ellerbe — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Ellerbe (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Ellerbe
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 Ellerbe
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).