Flock & ALPR Cameras in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Cumberland — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Cumberland in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:28 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Cumberland
The readers mapped around Cumberland break down as 5 Flock Safety, 1 of unrecorded make. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Diamond Hill Road — 2 readers
- Mendon Road — 1 reader
- Bruce Caldwell Drive — 1 reader
- Old Diamond Hill Road — 1 reader
- Nate Whipple Highway — 1 reader
Cumberland RI PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Cumberland RI PD runs 12 cameras of its own, has logged 185 plate-database searches. Its network connects to 100 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: Abington MA PD, Acushnet MA PD, Attleboro MA PD, Ayer MA PD, Bellingham MA PD, Blackstone MA PD, Braintree MA PD, Burrillville RI PD.
Cumberland in the Providence County picture
Providence County has 188 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,065 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 658,977 residents and 2,117 road miles. By road density that is 0.09 cameras per road mile, in the top 5.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 6 traffic.
What’s watching Cumberland
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 Cumberland — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Cumberland (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Cumberland
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 Cumberland
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).