Flock & ALPR Cameras in Wood County, Ohio
Volunteers have reported 84 automated license plate readers across Wood 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 Wood County compares nationally
Wood County ranks #841 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 131,795 residents and 1,853 miles of county roads — 3.642 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Wood 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 Wood County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Wood
- On the agenda: Beachwood City Council Meeting — Flock camera (Sep 22)
- On the agenda: Norwood Law, Ordinance, Environment, & Public Safety Committee — Flock Camera (Sep 16)
- In the minutes: Norwood City Council Regular Meeting, ALPR (Sep 8)
- 4 new license plate readers reported around Lakewood, OH
What you can do in Wood
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.