Flock & ALPR Cameras in Chester County, South Carolina
Volunteers have reported 55 automated license plate readers across Chester County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 5 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 3 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 1 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Chester County compares nationally
Chester County ranks #95 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 4.4% nationally. The count covers 32,177 residents and 1,514 miles of county roads — 10.2558 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Chester 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 Chester County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Chester
- 3 new license plate readers reported around Chester, SC
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Chester, SC
- Flock safety cameras vandalized in Chesterfield County, police say
What you can do in Chester
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.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.