Indiana’s 92 Counties Ranked by Number of Flock Cameras
- Marion County has the most cameras at 478, highest per capita is Blackford County
- No statewide laws govern camera data use, raising privacy debates
- Cameras make it harder to commit crimes but add another layer of tracking
Indiana’s 92 Counties Ranked by Number of Flock Cameras
Flock cameras have become one of the more polarizing pieces of technology showing up on Indiana streets, and a new data project from Eyes Off Indiana is putting real numbers behind the conversation. The nonprofit has mapped 2,792 automated license plate reader cameras across all 92 Indiana counties, with at least 2,501 of those confirmed as Flock Safety units, and the site says that count is a floor, not a full census, meaning the real number could be higher.
Marion County leads the state by a wide margin, both in raw camera count at 478 and in density at 121 cameras per 100 square miles. But the highest per-capita rate in Indiana actually belongs to Blackford County, which sits at 11.0 cameras per 10,000 residents despite ranking just 47th overall.
On the other end, nine counties show zero documented cameras. There’s no statewide law in Indiana governing how long that location data can be kept, who can search it, or how it’s audited, which is where the debate really heats up.
On one hand, these cameras make it a lot harder to get away with committing a crime. On the other, it’s another layer of tracking on top of what your phone is already doing.
Take a look below at Indiana’s 92 Counties Ranked by Number of Flock Cameras according to eyesoffindiana.org on August 19th.
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1. Marion County — 478 cameras
- 4.9 per 10k residents
- 121 per 100 sq mi
- Population: 981,628
