Flock & ALPR Cameras in Defiance, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Defiance — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Defiance in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:59 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Defiance
The readers mapped around Defiance break down as 2 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Feb 2026; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Defiance — 1 reader
- SR 111 — 1 reader
Defiance in the Defiance County picture
Defiance County has 8 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,348 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 38,258 residents and 1,312 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 55.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic.
Camera activity around Defiance, last 30 days
1 removed in our hourly change log for Defiance. Latest change logged Aug 25, 2026.
What’s watching Defiance
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 Defiance — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Defiance (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Defiance
What you can do in Defiance
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 Defiance
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).