Flock & ALPR Cameras in Madison Heights, Virginia
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Madison Heights — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Madison Heights in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:29 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Madison Heights
The readers mapped around Madison Heights break down as 4 Flock Safety, 2 of unrecorded make. Named operators in the reports: Lowe's. The first camera here was reported in May 2024; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- River James Drive — 3 readers
- US 29 BUS — 1 reader
- South Amherst Highway — 1 reader
- Amherst Highway — 1 reader
Madison Heights in the Amherst County picture
Amherst County has 6 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,419 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 31,385 residents and 2,069 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 73.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic. Operators named on the record: Lowe's (2).
What’s watching Madison Heights
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 Madison Heights — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Madison Heights (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Madison Heights
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 Madison Heights
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).