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Pennsylvania · County Surveillance Report

Flock & ALPR Cameras in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Volunteers have reported 256 automated license plate readers across Washington County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.

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256
Reported cameras
#3
of 52 Pennsylvania counties tracked
6.7%
of Pennsylvania’s reported cameras
Live camera map 256 reported cameras around Washington County, Pennsylvania
Every dot is a volunteer-reported license plate reader · map data curated by the DeFlock project · refreshed daily Open the full map →
Camera Watch Recently reported near Washington County
+18 this week +186 last 30 days −21 removed
  • Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Oct 5 PlateSmart/CyclopsTchnlgs camera newly reported
  • Oct 5 PlateSmart/CyclopsTchnlgs camera newly reported
  • Oct 5 PlateSmart/CyclopsTchnlgs camera newly reported

Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.

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πŸ“· 18 new license plate readers just reported around Carnot-Moon, PA. Newly mapped by volunteers β€” see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #CarnotMoon

πŸ“· 14 new license plate readers just reported around Oakdale, PA. Newly mapped by volunteers β€” see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Oakdale

πŸ“· 8 new license plate readers just reported around Pittsburgh, PA. Newly mapped by volunteers β€” see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Pittsburgh

How Washington County compares nationally

Washington County ranks #253 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 11.8% nationally. The count covers 209,778 residents and 3,259 miles of county roads — 7.1027 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.

The latest around Washington

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.

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.