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333 license plate readers in Erie County

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Volunteers have mapped 333 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in Erie County, New York, about 6.9% of the 4,797 known statewide. Each one photographs every passing plate, logs the time and place, and typically shares the record with agencies well beyond the county.

35.2 readers per 100,000 residents (one for every 2,843 people), #12 of 62 counties per capita. Statewide: 24.0 per 100,000. Population: 2020 Census.

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Who makes them

  1. Flock Safety198
  2. Genetec AutoVu100
  3. Unknown vendor10
  4. Motorola Solutions (Vigilant)9
  5. Neology, Inc.6
  6. Axis Communications6
  7. Rekor3
  8. Leonardo ELSAG1

Who runs them

  1. Public agency, not yet named on OpenStreetMap112
  2. Buffalo Police Department104
  3. Operator not recorded on OpenStreetMap98
  4. Village of Kenmore Police Department4
  5. Walden Galeria4
  6. Lowe's4
  7. Amherst Police Department2
  8. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority2
  9. Tonawanda Police Department1
  10. Town of Amherst1

Every mapped camera here has a named operator.

Where they are in Erie County

Nearest street address is recorded for 333 cameras. Places with the most readers:

Pushback in Erie County

Wins, setbacks and fights still going here, from the news archive. Newest first. See the wins on the map or the whole state's record.

  1. Win Lockport removes Flock cameras and bans future installations due to privacy concernsBuffalo · News10NBC
  2. In progress Cheektowaga residents call for removal of Flock cameras after alleged misuseCheektowaga · WKBW

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Who to talk to

The county's own site is www4.erie.gov. Plate-reader contracts are approved by county legislatures, town boards, village boards and city councils, and they can be cancelled the same way. Use the Take Action tool with your street address and it will find your county, town, state and federal representatives and draft the letters, including a FOIL request for the contract and data-sharing agreements.

Other New York counties

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