Flock & ALPR Cameras in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Volunteers have reported 9 automated license plate readers in and around Chattanooga — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Rejected
Chattanooga is on the record here. Chattanooga police sought AI-enabled camera tools after rejecting a Flock ALPR contract.
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- Sep 22, 2026 On the agenda: Chattanooga 09-22-2026 - City Council Minutes — License Plate Reader (Sep 22)
- Sep 15, 2026 In the minutes: Chattanooga 09-15-2026 - City Council Minutes, LPR Camera (Sep 15)
- Sep 15, 2026 On the agenda: Chattanooga 09-15-2026 Revised Council Agenda (CURRENT) — LPR Camera (Sep 15)
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No new reports near Chattanooga in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 19:23 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Chattanooga
The readers mapped around Chattanooga break down as 9 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Simon Property Group. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2026; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Williams Street — 4 readers
- West 33rd Street — 2 readers
- Alton Park Boulevard — 2 readers
- Bailey Avenue — 1 reader
Chattanooga in the Hamilton County picture
Hamilton County has 117 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #976 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 370,913 residents and 2,665 road miles. By road density that is 0.04 cameras per road mile, in the top 14.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 9 traffic. Operators named on the record: Simon Property Group (1).
What’s watching Chattanooga
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 Chattanooga — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Chattanooga (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Chattanooga
- Chattanooga City Council renews five-year contract with Axon Enterprise
- UPDATE: Chattanooga City Council approves contract that includes right to acquire up to 36 new ALPR cameras
- Chattanooga City Council discusses contract including 36 new ALPR cameras
- Chattanooga councilman wants to 'pump the brakes' on new license plate readers
What you can do in Chattanooga
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.
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Cameras near Chattanooga
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).