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Flock & ALPR Cameras in Dahlgren, Virginia

Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Dahlgren — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.

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Live camera map 5 reported cameras around Dahlgren, Virginia

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Camera Watch Recently reported near Dahlgren

No new reports near Dahlgren in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:03 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.

Where the cameras are in Dahlgren

The readers mapped around Dahlgren break down as 3 Flock Safety, 1 of unrecorded make. Named operators in the reports: King George Sherrifs Office, Maryland Transportation Authority. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2024; the most recent in Dec 2025.

James Madison Parkway — 3 readers
Dahlgren Road — 1 reader

Dahlgren in the King George County picture

King George County has 15 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #445 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 20.8% nationally. That’s across 27,468 residents and 833 road miles. By road density that is 0.02 cameras per road mile, in the top 31% of counties nationally.

Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic. Operators named on the record: King George Sherrifs Office (3), Maryland Transportation Authority (1).

What’s watching Dahlgren

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 Dahlgren — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Dahlgren (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.

What you can do in Dahlgren

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 Dahlgren

Colonial Beach (8) King George (3) Passapatanzy (5) Stafford (1)

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).