Flock & ALPR Cameras in Elkins, West Virginia
Volunteers have reported 8 automated license plate readers in and around Elkins — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Elkins in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:28 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Elkins
The readers mapped around Elkins break down as 8 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2026; the most recent in Sep 2026.
- 3rd Street — 3 readers
- Davis Avenue — 2 readers
- Old Route 33 — 2 readers
- 1st Street — 1 reader
Elkins in the Randolph County picture
Randolph County has 0 reported cameras county-wide. That’s across 27,782 residents and 2,406 road miles.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic.
Camera activity around Elkins, last 30 days
6 newly reported in our hourly change log for Elkins. Latest change logged Sep 2, 2026.
What’s watching Elkins
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 Elkins — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Elkins (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Elkins
What you can do in Elkins
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 Elkins
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).