Flock & ALPR Cameras in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Volunteers have reported 343 automated license plate readers across Milwaukee County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Oct 4 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 30 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 28 Axis Communications camera newly reported
- Sep 28 Axis Communications camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
How Milwaukee County compares nationally
Milwaukee County ranks #1,138 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident.
What’s watching Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Milwaukee
- Milwaukee leaders propose more oversight of Flock license plate cameras
- Milwaukee Police Chief addresses concerns over use of Flock cameras
- Milwaukee residents speak out against Flock cameras in city budget hearing
- As other cities drop Flock, Milwaukee police intend to renew contract
What you can do in Milwaukee
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.