Flock & ALPR Cameras in Wink, Texas
Volunteers have reported 7 automated license plate readers in and around Wink — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Wink in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 21:32 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Wink
The readers mapped around Wink break down as 8 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: [Winkler SO]. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2025; the most recent in Jun 2026.
- South State Highway 115 — 3 readers
- South State Highway 18 — 1 reader
- West FM 1232 — 1 reader
- State Highway 302 — 1 reader
- County Road 201 — 1 reader
- South FM 1232 — 1 reader
TX - Wink PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, TX - Wink PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 26 other agencies.
Wink in the Winkler County picture
Winkler County has 13 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #29 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 1.3% nationally. That’s across 7,540 residents and 464 road miles. By road density that is 0.03 cameras per road mile, in the top 22.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic. Operators named on the record: [Winkler SO] (2).
What’s watching Wink
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 Wink — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Wink (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Wink
What you can do in Wink
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 Wink
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).