Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lake County, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 162 automated license plate readers across Lake County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 12 new license plate readers just reported around Mayfield Heights, OH. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #MayfieldHeights
How Lake County compares nationally
Lake County ranks #488 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 22.8% nationally. The count covers 232,101 residents and 1,036 miles of county roads — 5.1702 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Lake 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 Lake County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lake
- Eastlake police holding town hall Tuesday night to address Flock cameras
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Choctaw Lake, OH
- 4 new license plate readers reported around Lakewood, OH
What you can do in Lake
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.