Flock & ALPR Cameras in Hamilton County, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 601 automated license plate readers across Hamilton County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 4 License plate reader newly reported
- Oct 4 License plate reader newly reported
- Oct 4 License plate reader newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Hamilton County compares nationally
Hamilton County ranks #353 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 16.5% nationally. The count covers 827,878 residents and 2,238 miles of county roads — 6.2086 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Hamilton 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 Hamilton County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Hamilton
- Hamilton County sheriff says they will ‘pause’ use of Flock cameras
- Hamilton County Flock cameras paused until more clarity is provided
- Hamilton County, OH: Paused
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Hamilton, OH
What you can do in Hamilton
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.