Flock & ALPR Cameras in West Allis, Wisconsin
Volunteers have reported 20 automated license plate readers in and around West Allis — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near West Allis in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:10 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in West Allis
The readers mapped around West Allis break down as 20 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: West Allis, City of West Allis, The Home Depot, Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Dec 2024; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- West National Avenue — 9 readers
- West Greenfield Avenue — 2 readers
- South 76th Street — 2 readers
- South 84th Street — 2 readers
- West Lincoln Avenue — 1 reader
- West McMyron Street — 1 reader
- South 70th Street — 1 reader
- South 108th Street — 1 reader
- West Becher Street — 1 reader
West Allis WI PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, West Allis WI PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 25 other agencies.
West Allis 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 20 traffic. Operators named on the record: West Allis (5), City of West Allis (2), The Home Depot (2).
What’s watching West Allis
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 West Allis — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to West Allis (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in West Allis
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near West Allis
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).