Flock & ALPR Cameras in Erie County, Pennsylvania
Volunteers have reported 24 automated license plate readers across Erie County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 2 Genetec camera newly reported
- Oct 1 Genetec camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Erie County compares nationally
Erie County ranks #1,912 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 269,544 residents and 1,819 miles of county roads — 0.6678 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Erie 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 Erie County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Erie
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Erie, PA
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Erie, PA
- Chris Philp MP: Croydon's facial recognition is working | East London and West Essex Guardian Series
What you can do in Erie
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.