Flock & ALPR Cameras in Collin County, Texas
Volunteers have reported 711 automated license plate readers across Collin County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 7 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 7 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Oct 6 License plate reader newly reported
- Oct 6 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 12 new license plate readers just reported around Rockwall, TX. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Rockwall
📷 7 new license plate readers just reported around Richardson, TX. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Richardson
📷 8 new license plate readers just reported around Addison, TX. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Addison
How Collin County compares nationally
Collin County ranks #490 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 22.9% nationally. The count covers 1,116,601 residents and 4,279 miles of county roads — 5.1496 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Collin 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 Collin County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Collin
What you can do in Collin
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.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.