Flock camera map: Illinois

7,219 documented Flock Safety and other ALPR camera locations mapped in Illinois — 5.2% of the US total — refreshed nightly from OpenStreetMap and last updated September 4, 2026.

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7,219

Cameras on the map

166

Cities with their own page

5.2%

Of the US documented total

Illinois Flock camera map by city

Where the documented cameras cluster. Each city page maps its own cameras with vendor and facing direction.

City	Cameras	Share of IL
Chicago	793	11.0%
Rockford	188	2.6%
Decatur	124	1.7%
Springfield	113	1.6%
Joliet	109	1.5%
Champaign	105	1.5%
Elgin	101	1.4%
Lincolnwood	98	1.4%
Elk Grove Village	76	1.1%
Bloomington	75	1.0%
Peoria	75	1.0%
Wheaton	68	0.9%
Waukegan	66	0.9%
Aurora	66	0.9%
Hoffman Estates	64	0.9%
Naperville	62	0.9%
Rolling Meadows	57	0.8%
Alton	54	0.7%
Harwood Heights	52	0.7%
Burr Ridge	49	0.7%

All 166 Illinois cities →

Which way Illinois cameras face

An ALPR reads plates only in the direction it points, so a camera facing away from your lane doesn't photograph your plate. 66 of the 7,219 documented cameras in Illinois have a recorded bearing.

N — 7
NE — 4
E — 16
SE — 2
S — 15
SW — 4
W — 16
NW — 2

Bearings are rounded to the nearest of eight compass points. The 7,153 cameras without a recorded direction aren't counted here — that detail simply hasn't been tagged yet.

Camera vendors in Illinois

Flock Safety — 5,256 cameras
Unknown vendor — 1,135 cameras
Motorola/Vigilant — 643 cameras
Genetec — 171 cameras
Rekor — 14 cameras

Vendor comes from OpenStreetMap's optional manufacturer tag. Most cameras read as unknown vendor because nobody has recorded that detail, not because the hardware is unidentifiable.

Planning a route around Illinois cameras

The interactive map includes a route planner: set a start and an end point and it returns both a direct route and one routed around documented cameras, so you can weigh the extra distance against the cameras avoided. It can only route around cameras that have been mapped, which in Illinois means these 7,219.

Common questions

Is there a Flock camera map for Illinois?

Yes. FlockScanner maps 7,219 documented ALPR (automated license plate reader) camera locations in Illinois, including Flock Safety cameras, as of September 4, 2026. That is 5.2% of all cameras documented nationally. Each is plotted with its vendor where recorded and, for 66 of them, the compass direction it faces. The data comes from OpenStreetMap volunteers and refreshes nightly.

How many Flock cameras are on the map in Illinois?

7,219 as of September 4, 2026, spread across 166 cities with their own map page. This counts cameras volunteers have mapped, not every camera installed in Illinois, so treat it as a floor rather than a total.

Which cities in Illinois have the most Flock cameras?

By documented count, the Illinois cities with the most mapped ALPR cameras are Chicago (793), Rockford (188), Decatur (124), Springfield (113), Joliet (109). Each has its own map page on FlockScanner listing the individual cameras. Bear in mind this ranks mapping activity as well as deployment.

Which way do Flock cameras in Illinois face?

66 of the 7,219 documented cameras in Illinois have a recorded compass bearing. 16 face E, 16 face W, 15 face S, 7 face N. Direction matters because an ALPR reads plates only in the direction it points, so a camera facing away from your lane does not photograph your plate.

More on Illinois

As of September 4, 2026, FlockScanner maps 138,636 documented ALPR (automated license plate reader) cameras across 50 US states, including Flock Safety cameras, sourced from OpenStreetMap and refreshed nightly. That figure is a lower bound on the number actually installed — it counts what volunteers have mapped, not what exists.