Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bethel, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Bethel — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Bethel in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:50 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Bethel
The readers mapped around Bethel break down as 5 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: [unknown], [uknown]. The first camera here was reported in Sep 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Angel Drive — 1 reader
- South Main Street — 1 reader
- West Plane Street — 1 reader
- State Route 133 — 1 reader
- East Plane Street — 1 reader
Bethel OH PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Bethel OH PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 41 other agencies.
Bethel in the Clermont County picture
Clermont County has 101 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #560 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 209,862 residents and 1,295 road miles. By road density that is 0.08 cameras per road mile, in the top 6.7% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic. Operators named on the record: [unknown] (1), [uknown] (1).
What’s watching Bethel
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 Bethel — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Bethel (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Bethel
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 Bethel
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).