Flock & ALPR Cameras in Van, Texas
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Van — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Van in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 13:15 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Van
The readers mapped around Van break down as 4 Flock Safety, 1 Motorola Solutions. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- South Oak Street — 1 reader
- TX 110;FM 16 — 1 reader
- North Maple Street — 1 reader
- West Main Street — 1 reader
- I-20 East Frontage Road — 1 reader
Van in the Van Zandt County picture
Van Zandt County has 6 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,778 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 61,323 residents and 1,396 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 64.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
Camera activity around Van, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Van. Latest change logged Aug 19, 2026.
What’s watching Van
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 Van — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Van (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Van
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Savannah, TX
- Laredo council advances Flock camera referendum
- College Station Flock Safety cameras vandalized and covered with American flags
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Shavano Park, TX
What you can do in Van
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 Van
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).