Flock & ALPR Cameras in Hamilton County, Tennessee
Volunteers have reported 144 automated license plate readers across Hamilton County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 18 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 18 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 16 License plate reader newly reported
- Sep 12 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Hamilton County compares nationally
Hamilton County ranks #976 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 370,913 residents and 2,665 miles of county roads — 3.1544 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Hamilton 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 Hamilton County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Hamilton
- UPDATE: Flock camera use continues in Chattanooga after Hamilton Co. sheriff halts use
- Hamilton County, TN: Paused
What you can do in Hamilton
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.