Flock & ALPR Cameras in Chilhowie, Virginia
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Chilhowie — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Chilhowie in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:57 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Chilhowie
The readers mapped around Chilhowie break down as 3 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Oct 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Whitetop Road — 2 readers
- VA 107 — 1 reader
Chilhowie VA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Chilhowie VA PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 6 other agencies.
Chilhowie in the Smyth County picture
Smyth County has 6 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,368 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 29,585 residents and 1,654 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 68.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic.
What’s watching Chilhowie
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 Chilhowie — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Chilhowie (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Chilhowie
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 Chilhowie
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).