Flock & ALPR Cameras in James City, North Carolina
No cameras reported in and around James City — yet. That usually means nobody has checked, not that the roads are clear. Be the one who looks.
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Help put James City on the map
The camera map is built by volunteers, one report at a time — and nobody has surveyed James City yet. ALPRs look like small gray cameras on poles, often solar-powered, near intersections and shopping centers. Spot one? Reporting takes about a minute.
No new reports near James City in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 08:56 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
James City in the Craven County picture
Craven County has 8 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,857 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 101,074 residents and 1,973 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 65.2% of counties nationally.
Why this page exists
Automated license plate readers are spreading town by town, usually with no public vote — volunteers have already mapped 3,783 across North Carolina. Cameras often arrive quietly in towns exactly like James City: a council consent-agenda item, then poles by the grocery store. Learn what they look like, check the roads you drive daily, and this page will update as reports come in.
The latest around James City
- Former James City County officer charged with misusing Flock camera system
- Former James City County police officer allegedly misused license plate readers
- Former James City County officer charged in state police investigation
- Ex-James City County officer charged with misusing Flock system
What you can do in James City
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near James City
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).