Flock & ALPR Cameras in New Hanover County, North Carolina
Volunteers have reported 62 automated license plate readers across New Hanover County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 20 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 20 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 20 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 20 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How New Hanover County compares nationally
New Hanover County ranks #1,326 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 231,214 residents and 1,325 miles of county roads — 2.1625 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching New Hanover 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 New Hanover County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around New Hanover
What you can do in New Hanover
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.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.