Flock & ALPR Cameras in Oberlin, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Oberlin — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Oberlin in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:59 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Oberlin
The readers mapped around Oberlin break down as 5 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2024; the most recent in Jun 2026.
- North Ashland-Oberlin Road — 2 readers
- East Lorain Street — 1 reader
- North Main Street — 1 reader
- West Lorain Street — 1 reader
Oberlin OH PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Oberlin OH PD runs 4 cameras of its own, has logged 40 plate-database searches, has captured 65,318 vehicle records. Its network connects to 26 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Oberlin in the Lorain County picture
Lorain County has 150 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #572 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 314,588 residents and 1,477 road miles. By road density that is 0.10 cameras per road mile, in the top 4.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
What’s watching Oberlin
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 Oberlin — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Oberlin (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Oberlin
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Oberlin
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).