Flock & ALPR Cameras in Gates County, North Carolina
Volunteers have reported 9 automated license plate readers across Gates County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Gates County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:22 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Gates County compares nationally
Gates County ranks #283 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 13.2% nationally. The count covers 10,437 residents and 825 miles of county roads — 6.7069 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Gates 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 Gates County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Gates
- WECT investigates: Pender County town becomes 1st in North Carolina to ban license plate readers
- No, Sharks Cannot Impregnate Stingrays—As North Carolina Aquarium Investigates Mysterious Pregnancy
What you can do in Gates
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.