Flock & ALPR Cameras in Washington County, Oregon
Volunteers have reported 65 automated license plate readers across Washington County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 27 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 23 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 18 Rekor camera newly reported
- Sep 18 Rekor camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 12 new license plate readers just reported around Hillsboro, OR. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Hillsboro
📷 Milwaukie, OR just got its first reported license plate readers. Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map. #ALPR #Surveillance #Milwaukie
How Washington County compares nationally
Washington County ranks #2,017 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 600,266 residents and 2,419 miles of county roads — 0.4498 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Washington 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 Washington County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Washington
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.
Cameras nearby in Oregon
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.