Flock & ALPR Cameras in Knox County, Tennessee
Volunteers have reported 225 automated license plate readers across Knox County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 7 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 2 Leonardo camera newly reported
- Sep 25 Genetec camera newly reported
- Sep 25 Genetec camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Knox County compares nationally
Knox County ranks #1,037 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 487,401 residents and 2,769 miles of county roads — 2.9339 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Knox 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 Knox County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Knox
- 5 license plate readers reported removed near Knoxville, TN
- 4 new license plate readers reported around Knoxville, TN
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Knoxville, TN
- 3 license plate readers reported removed near Knoxville, TN
What you can do in Knox
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.