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Washington · County Surveillance Report

Flock & ALPR Cameras in Spokane County, Washington

Volunteers have reported 155 automated license plate readers across Spokane County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.

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155
Reported cameras
#5
of 33 Washington counties tracked
6.8%
of Washington’s reported cameras
Live camera map 155 reported cameras around Spokane County, Washington
Every dot is a volunteer-reported license plate reader · map data curated by the DeFlock project · refreshed daily Open the full map →
Camera Watch Recently reported near Spokane County
+2 this week +10 last 30 days −7 removed
  • Oct 3 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Oct 1 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 Spokane County compares nationally

Spokane County ranks #1,167 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 544,323 residents and 4,517 miles of county roads — 2.5353 cameras per 10,000 residents.

What’s watching Spokane 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 Spokane County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.

The latest around Spokane

What you can do in Spokane

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.

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.