Flock & ALPR Cameras in Decatur, Tennessee
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Decatur — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Decatur in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 16:21 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Decatur
The readers mapped around Decatur break down as 5 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2025; the most recent in Apr 2026.
- St Hwy 305 — 1 reader
- SR 305 — 1 reader
- William Jennings Bryan Highway — 1 reader
- Old Washington Highway — 1 reader
- Decatur Pike — 1 reader
Decatur in the Meigs County picture
Meigs County has 1 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,864 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 13,076 residents and 626 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 83.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
What’s watching Decatur
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 Decatur — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Decatur (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Decatur
- Decatur teen found safe after Flock cameras help track down former Tennessee deputy
- Flock camera credited with arrest of accused child rapist in Decatur County, TN
What you can do in Decatur
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 Decatur
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).