Flock & ALPR Cameras in Swain County, North Carolina
Volunteers have reported 8 automated license plate readers across Swain County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Swain County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 00:34 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Swain County compares nationally
Swain County ranks #410 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 19.1% nationally. The count covers 14,065 residents and 1,032 miles of county roads — 5.6879 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Swain 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 Swain County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Swain
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.