Flock & ALPR Cameras in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Volunteers have reported 8 automated license plate readers in and around Roanoke Rapids — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Roanoke Rapids 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 Roanoke Rapids
The readers mapped around Roanoke Rapids break down as 7 Flock Safety, 1 Axis Communications. The first camera here was reported in Feb 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Roanoke Avenue — 2 readers
- Julian R Allsbrook Highway — 2 readers
- Congressman G K Butterfield Highway — 1 reader
- Rosemary Street — 1 reader
- River Road — 1 reader
- Smith Church Road — 1 reader
Roanoke Rapids NC PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Roanoke Rapids NC PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 51 other agencies.
Roanoke Rapids in the Halifax County picture
Halifax County has 11 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,271 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 48,219 residents and 1,785 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 55.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 6 traffic, 2 parking.
Camera activity around Roanoke Rapids, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Roanoke Rapids. Latest change logged Aug 15, 2026.
What’s watching Roanoke Rapids
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 Roanoke Rapids — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Roanoke Rapids (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Roanoke Rapids
What you can do in Roanoke Rapids
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 Roanoke Rapids
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).