Flock & ALPR Cameras in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Volunteers have reported 17 automated license plate readers in and around Scranton — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Scranton in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 07:13 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
📷 16 new license plate readers just reported around Scranton, PA. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Scranton
Where the cameras are in Scranton
The readers mapped around Scranton break down as 16 Genetec, 1 Neology, Inc.. The first camera here was reported in Jul 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- South Main Avenue — 3 readers
- Meadow Avenue — 2 readers
- River Street — 2 readers
- Mifflin Avenue — 2 readers
- Providence Road — 2 readers
- Cedar Avenue — 2 readers
- Harrison Avenue — 2 readers
- American Legion Memorial Highway — 1 reader
- US 11;PA 307 — 1 reader
Scranton in the Lackawanna County picture
Lackawanna County has 19 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,818 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 215,834 residents and 2,175 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 47% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 17 traffic.
Camera activity around Scranton, last 30 days
16 newly reported in our hourly change log for Scranton. Latest change logged Aug 19, 2026.
What’s watching Scranton
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 Scranton — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Scranton (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Scranton
- Crime writers' new conundrum: How to get away with murder when cameras are everywhere – Scranton Times-Tribune
- 16 new license plate readers reported around Scranton, PA
- Scranton Police seek $1M in grant funding to expand Real Time Crime Center
- Scranton police chief: Real Time Crime Center to make city safer
What you can do in Scranton
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Scranton
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).