Flock & ALPR Cameras in Reading, Pennsylvania
Volunteers have reported 16 automated license plate readers in and around Reading — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Reading in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Reading
The readers mapped around Reading break down as 14 of unrecorded make, 2 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- North 6th Street — 4 readers
- North 3rd Street — 2 readers
- North 13th Street — 2 readers
- North 4th Street — 2 readers
- Centre Avenue — 2 readers
- South 6th Street — 1 reader
- North 11th Street — 1 reader
- North 10th Street — 1 reader
- North 12th Street — 1 reader
Reading in the Berks County picture
Berks County has 53 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,650 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 429,989 residents and 3,571 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 35.1% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 10 street, 3 traffic, 1 outdoor. Operators named on the record: Lowe's (1).
What’s watching Reading
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Reading — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Reading (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Reading
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Reading, PA
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Reading, PA
- Chambersburg police address privacy concerns over license plate-reading technology
- Slippery Rock Borough Ends Plate Reading Cameras | WISR 680 AM – Butler, PA
What you can do in Reading
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
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Cameras near Reading
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).