Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lorain County, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 199 automated license plate readers across Lorain County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 2 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 30 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Lorain County compares nationally
Lorain County ranks #572 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 314,588 residents and 1,477 miles of county roads — 4.7681 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Lorain 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 Lorain County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lorain
- Lorain County Terminates Flock Camera Contract
- Lorain County sheriff discontinuing Flock camera system
- Lorain County sheriff says Flock’s massive price jump is causing him to stop using the cameras
- Teen accused of fatally shooting Lorain grandfather remains in custody
What you can do in Lorain
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.