Flock & ALPR Cameras in Ferrum, Virginia
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Ferrum — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Ferrum 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 Ferrum
The readers mapped around Ferrum break down as 2 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Franklin Street — 1 reader
- Henry Road — 1 reader
Ferrum in the Franklin County picture
Franklin County has 21 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #778 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 54,958 residents and 3,154 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 53.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic.
What’s watching Ferrum
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 Ferrum — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Ferrum (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Ferrum
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 Ferrum
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).