Flock & ALPR Cameras in Benton County, Washington
Volunteers have reported 58 automated license plate readers across Benton County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 28 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 27 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 27 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Benton County compares nationally
Benton County ranks #1,397 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 210,224 residents and 2,934 miles of county roads — 1.9503 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Benton 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 Benton County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Benton
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.