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51 license plate readers in Rensselaer County

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Volunteers have mapped 51 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in Rensselaer County, New York, about 1.1% 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.

31.8 readers per 100,000 residents (one for every 3,147 people), #18 of 62 counties per capita. Statewide: 24.0 per 100,000. Population: 2020 Census.

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Who makes them

  1. Flock Safety48
  2. Unknown vendor1
  3. Motorola Solutions (Vigilant)1
  4. Neology, Inc.1

Who runs them

  1. Public agency, not yet named on OpenStreetMap37
  2. Operator not recorded on OpenStreetMap14

Every mapped camera here has a named operator.

Where they are in Rensselaer County

Nearest street address is recorded for 51 cameras. Places with the most readers:

Pushback in Rensselaer 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. Setback Troy mayor vetoes ALPR regulation lawTroy · NEWS10 ABC
  2. Win Troy approves New York's first local law regulating license plate readersTroy · Yahoo
  3. In progress Troy passes New York's first local law restricting license plate readersTroy · Democrat and Chronicle on MSN
  4. In progress Troy to vote on Flock Camera RestrictionsTroy · WTEN Albany on MSN
  5. In progress Reports outline new details on Flock cameras in Troy as council mulls data limitsTroy · Times Union on MSN
  6. In progress Residents vandalize Flock cameras in Troy, NY after city council votes to remove them and mayor demands they stay upTroy · thepostmillennial.com
  7. In progress Troy residents debate proposal to limit use of Flock license plate reader camerasTroy · WRGB
  8. In progress Troy council pauses action on proposal regulating use of Flock surveillance camerasTroy · WAMC

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Who to talk to

The county's own site is www.rensco.com. 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.

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