Flock & ALPR Cameras in Yankton County, South Dakota
Volunteers have reported 1 automated license plate readers across Yankton County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Yankton County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 21:36 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Yankton County compares nationally
Yankton County ranks #1,829 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 23,379 residents and 1,042 miles of county roads — 0.8555 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Yankton 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 Yankton County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Yankton
- New License Plate Imaging Helps Solve Theft Cases , Say Police In Two South Dakota Cities
- How Russia is using facial recognition to police its coronavirus lockdown – KYNT AM 1450 – Yankton, SD
- Critics call China's mandatory facial recognition tech in cellphones a 'wake up call' – KYNT AM 1450 – Yankton, SD
- Facial-recognition software may be able to identify people based on brain scans – KYNT AM 1450 – Yankton, SD
What you can do in Yankton
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.