Flock & ALPR Cameras in Washington County, Tennessee
Volunteers have reported 224 automated license plate readers across Washington County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 27 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 16 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 13 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Washington County compares nationally
Washington County ranks #70 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 3.2% nationally. The count covers 134,693 residents and 1,163 miles of county roads — 12.1758 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Washington 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 Washington County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
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What you can do in Washington
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.