Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lucas County, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 303 automated license plate readers across Lucas County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 2 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 26 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 22 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 17 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Lucas County compares nationally
Lucas County ranks #356 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 16.6% nationally. The count covers 428,748 residents and 1,531 miles of county roads — 6.1808 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Lucas 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 Lucas County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lucas
- Houston Police Department is the top Flock camera searcher in Lucas County, Ohio data shows
- Lucas County deputy uses Flock cameras to find missing Ohio girl in under 30 minutes
What you can do in Lucas
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.