Flock & ALPR Cameras in Franklin, Wisconsin
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Franklin — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Jul 16, 2026 On the agenda: Franklin agenda — ALPR (Jul 16)
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No new reports near Franklin in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 23:02 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Franklin
The readers mapped around Franklin break down as 3 of unrecorded make, 2 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2025; the most recent in May 2026.
- West Ryan Road — 1 reader
- West Loomis Road — 1 reader
- West Forest Home Avenue — 1 reader
- South Franklin Drive — 1 reader
- West Thorncrest Drive — 1 reader
Franklin WI PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Franklin WI PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 34 other agencies.
Franklin in the Milwaukee County picture
Milwaukee County has 243 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,138 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 4 traffic, 1 commercial. Operators named on the record: Flock Safety (1).
What’s watching Franklin
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 Franklin — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Franklin (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Franklin
What you can do in Franklin
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 Franklin
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).