Flock & ALPR Cameras in Union County, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 45 automated license plate readers across Union County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 28 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 Union County compares nationally
Union County ranks #414 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 19.3% nationally. The count covers 65,293 residents and 1,122 miles of county roads — 5.6668 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Union 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 Union County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Union
- Ohio attorney general, police union want punishments for Flock misuse
- Privacy watchdog investigating controversial facial recognition ad at Toronto's Union Station
- Digital ad using facial recognition at Toronto's Union Station draws concerns, expert weighs in
What you can do in Union
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.