Key Figures
| Documented ALPR cameras | 0 |
| Statewide rank by count | #87 of 92 counties |
| Cameras per 100,000 residents | 0.0 (#87 statewide; population 23,136) |
| Cameras per 1,000 square miles | 0 (#87 statewide; 384 sq mi) |
| Share of Indiana's documented network | 0.0% of 3,145 cameras |
Camera Locations
Which Agencies Use License Plate Readers Here
No Franklin County agencies have been documented in the Atlas of Surveillance yet. Many agencies adopt Flock Safety and other ALPR systems without any public announcement — public records requests are often the only way residents find out.
How Franklin County Compares
| County | Cameras | Per 100k residents |
|---|---|---|
| Marion County | 528 | 53.8 |
| Lake County | 237 | 47.1 |
| Hamilton County | 218 | 57.4 |
| Allen County | 115 | 28.8 |
| Johnson County | 112 | 65.6 |
| Franklin County (#87) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Indiana statewide | 3,145 | — |
Counties ranked near Franklin: Benton County (0) · Fountain County (0) · Jay County (0) · Martin County (0). See all 92 counties ranked or the full statewide and 50-state figures in our live datasets.
Share These Stats
Help your neighbors see what's been documented here. This shareable graphic is generated from Franklin County's latest numbers — download it and post it anywhere.
Tip: download the image, then paste the caption into your post so the numbers and the link travel together.
What Flock Cameras and ALPRs Do
Automated license plate readers — best known through the vendor Flock Safety — photograph every passing vehicle, log its plate, location, and timestamp, and store that record in a searchable database. Indiana agencies that disclose figures on their own transparency portals report roughly 690 vehicles detected per camera per day, so even a small deployment builds a detailed history of where residents of Franklin County drive, worship, seek medical care, and gather.
Indiana currently has no statewide law limiting how long this location data is kept, who can query it, or how searches are audited. Whatever practices Franklin County agencies follow today are voluntary and can change at any time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Flock cameras are in Franklin County, Indiana?
0 ALPR cameras have been documented in Franklin County. This count updates automatically from OpenStreetMap, the crowdsourced dataset behind DeFlock.me, and the true number is likely higher.
Which police agencies use license plate readers in Franklin County?
No agencies in Franklin County have been documented in the Atlas of Surveillance yet, but crowdsourced mapping shows 0 cameras on the ground. Many agencies adopt ALPR technology without any public announcement.
Is there any law regulating ALPR cameras in Franklin County?
No. Indiana has no statewide law governing automated license plate readers, so there are no required limits on how long Franklin County agencies retain your location data, who can search it, or how it is audited. Eyes Off Indiana is petitioning the Indiana General Assembly to pass statewide safeguards — see our policy goals.
How can I oppose license plate surveillance in Franklin County?
Sign the Eyes Off Indiana petition, then contact your state legislators. Statewide rules on retention, access, and oversight require action by the Indiana General Assembly, and legislators track how many constituents from each county reach out.
Data and Methods
Camera counts and locations are every OpenStreetMap node tagged
man_made=surveillance with surveillance:type=ALPR inside
Franklin County, refreshed nightly at midnight (US Eastern) via the Overpass API and assigned to
the county with US Census boundary polygons; population and land area are US Census
Vintage 2024 figures; agency records are from the Atlas of Surveillance. Full
methodology — including how documented counts relate to installed counts, known biases,
statewide growth since 2022, and rankings for all 50 states — is in our
living statistical report, where every
dataset on this page can be downloaded as CSV or JSON.
Concerned about surveillance in Franklin County?
Indiana has no statewide rules for license plate readers. Add your name and tell your legislators that Franklin County residents want limits on retention, access, and oversight.