Flock & ALPR Cameras in Scioto County, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers across Scioto County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Scioto County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 21:33 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
📷 Portsmouth, OH just got its first reported license plate readers. Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map. #ALPR #Surveillance #Portsmouth
How Scioto County compares nationally
Scioto County ranks #2,100 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 73,118 residents and 1,896 miles of county roads — 0.2735 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Scioto 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 Scioto County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Scioto
- The Tale of Two Flock Camera Stories: Ohio Communities Take Different Paths on Controversial License Plate Readers
- Commercial Point Police Deploy Flock License Plate Readers, Joining Growing Trend in Central Ohio
What you can do in Scioto
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.