Flock & ALPR Cameras in Island County, Washington
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers across Island County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 2 NovoaGlobal camera newly reported
- Oct 2 NovoaGlobal camera newly reported
- Sep 22 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 22 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
📷 5 new license plate readers just reported around Port Townsend, WA. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #PortTownsend
How Island County compares nationally
Island County ranks #2,010 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 86,747 residents and 1,505 miles of county roads — 0.4611 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Island 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 Island County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
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What you can do in Island
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.