Flock & ALPR Cameras in Mercedes, Texas
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Mercedes — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Mercedes in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:01 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Mercedes
The readers mapped around Mercedes break down as 2 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- South Texas Avenue — 1 reader
- South Illinois Avenue — 1 reader
Mercedes in the Hidalgo County picture
Hidalgo County has 210 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,229 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 880,921 residents and 4,698 road miles. By road density that is 0.04 cameras per road mile, in the top 13.7% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic.
What’s watching Mercedes
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 Mercedes — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Mercedes (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Mercedes
- Electric Mercedes motorhome targets 621-mile range
- Stingray music collaborates with Mercedes-Benz
- Stingray to bring Music and Karaoke apps to Mercedes-Benz
- Facial recognition for tickets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
What you can do in Mercedes
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 Mercedes
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).