Flock & ALPR Cameras in Floyd County, Virginia
Volunteers have reported 4 automated license plate readers across Floyd County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Floyd County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:24 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
📷 Shawsville, VA just got its first reported license plate readers. Someone went out and looked — now it's on the map. #ALPR #Surveillance #Shawsville
How Floyd County compares nationally
Floyd County ranks #1,155 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 15,560 residents and 1,548 miles of county roads — 2.5707 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Floyd County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside Floyd County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Floyd
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.