Flock & ALPR Cameras in Christiansburg, Virginia
Volunteers have reported 8 automated license plate readers in and around Christiansburg — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
On the record · Contract Canceled
Christiansburg is on the record here. Christiansburg Town Council voted 6–0 on August 25, 2026 to terminate its Flock contract and remove cameras. WSLS reported the motion followed public comment and a statement from Police Chief Chris Ramsey. The police department owns a small number of Flock cameras; private-business cameras in town may remain. Exact city camera count and removal timetable were not published.
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No new reports near Christiansburg in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:29 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Christiansburg
The readers mapped around Christiansburg break down as 6 Flock Safety, 2 PIPS Technology. Named operators in the reports: Christiansburg Police Department. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2024; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- US 460 — 3 readers
- North Franklin Street — 2 readers
- West Main Street — 1 reader
- Roanoke Street — 1 reader
- Brammer Lane — 1 reader
Christiansburg VA PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Christiansburg VA PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 12 other agencies.
Christiansburg in the Montgomery County picture
Montgomery County has 36 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #846 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 99,159 residents and 1,946 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 30.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic. Operators named on the record: Christiansburg Police Department (4).
Camera activity around Christiansburg, last 30 days
2 newly reported in our hourly change log for Christiansburg. Latest change logged Aug 15, 2026.
What’s watching Christiansburg
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 Christiansburg — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Christiansburg (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Christiansburg
- Town of Christiansburg removes Flock cameras; one unit remains
- Town of Christiansburg removes Flock cameras; one remains
- Flock cameras ditched in Christiansburg and Giles County as opposition grows
- Christiansburg Town Council votes to terminate contract with Flock Tuesday night
What you can do in Christiansburg
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 Christiansburg
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).