Flock & ALPR Cameras in Bristol, Virginia
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Bristol — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Bristol in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:12 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Bristol
The readers mapped around Bristol break down as 8 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Lowes. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2024; the most recent in Feb 2026.
- Gate City Highway — 4 readers
- Merchant Trace — 2 readers
- Stateline Center — 2 readers
Bristol in the Bristol city picture
Bristol city has 8 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #588 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 17,024 residents and 177 road miles. By road density that is 0.05 cameras per road mile, in the top 13.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic. Operators named on the record: Lowes (2).
What’s watching Bristol
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 Bristol — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Bristol (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Bristol
What you can do in Bristol
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.
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Cameras near Bristol
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).