Flock & ALPR Cameras in Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Volunteers have reported 12 automated license plate readers across Grand Forks County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Grand Forks County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 07:14 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Grand Forks County compares nationally
Grand Forks County ranks #1,510 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 72,764 residents and 2,323 miles of county roads — 1.6492 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Grand Forks
- MPs to examine privacy implications of facial-recognition technology used by RCMP – Grand Forks Gazette
- West Fargo police make metro's first arrest using automated license plate reader
What you can do in Grand Forks
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.