Flock & ALPR Cameras in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Volunteers have reported 151 automated license plate readers across Philadelphia County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 6 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Axis Communications camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 Glenolden, PA just got its first reported license plate readers. Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map. #ALPR #Surveillance #Glenolden
📷 11 new license plate readers just reported around Village Green-Green Ridge, PA. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #VillageGreenGreenRidge
📷 15 new license plate readers just reported around West Chester, PA. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #WestChester
How Philadelphia County compares nationally
Philadelphia County ranks #2,096 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 1,582,432 residents and 1,017 miles of county roads — 0.2781 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Philadelphia
- Gov. Josh Shapiro says he would welcome Pennsylvania ban on Flock cameras
- Khan and colleagues announce bipartisan legislation to protect Pennsylvanians from misuse of Flock and license plate reader data
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Philadelphia, PA
- Pennsylvania lawmakers crack down on flock camera misuse
What you can do in Philadelphia
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 Pennsylvania
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.