Flock & ALPR Cameras in Dane County, Wisconsin
Volunteers have reported 71 automated license plate readers across Dane County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 25 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 25 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 17 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Dane County compares nationally
Dane County ranks #1,378 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 564,777 residents and 3,435 miles of county roads — 2.0185 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Dane 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 Dane County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Dane
- On the agenda: Dane County Public Protection & Judiciary Committee - See below for additional instructions on how to attend the meeting and pro — AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE (Aug 12)
- Dane County covers Flock Safety cameras amid privacy concerns | Wisconsin News
- Dane County to end Flock contract, remove license plate cameras
- Dane County, WI: Contract Canceled
What you can do in Dane
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.