Kenosha WI
License-plate cameras reported in and around Kenosha, WI, local decisions with a source for every item, and what you can do. We haven't independently verified these reports. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.
Snapshot · 2026-10-12
51
reported cameras within 4 mi of the city center
Active ALPR nodes on OpenStreetMap, from our daily snapshot. Radius sized to the city's land area.
Population
99,578
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.
Per 10,000 residents
5.1
A rough ratio: the camera radius doesn't match city limits, and cameras near the center can sit in neighboring towns.
Trend: our daily history for Kenosha, WI starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.
Live map & nearest cameras
Documented actions
Sep 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton said the department is ending its Flock Safety contract one year early and moving to Axon Outpost license-plate cameras under a broader roughly $14.6 million Axon technology contract. FOX6 reported Patton cited data-sharing, data-security, and undisclosed speed/movement tracking conc
Nearby communities that acted
Racine, WI
Cameras removed · Sep 2026 · 10 mi away
Evanston, IL
Cameras deactivated · Aug 2025 · 38 mi away
Hartland, WI
Cameras removed · Sep 2026 · 42 mi away
River Forest, IL
Contract canceled · Sep 2025 · 48 mi away
Oak Park, IL
Contract canceled · Aug 2025 · 48 mi away
As reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker.
Contract, renewal & spending
- Vendor contract on file
- Unknown
- Renewal date
- Unknown
- Spending
- Unknown
We haven't reviewed a primary source (contract, invoice, or council record) for these. A records request is the way to get them, and we'll add what you send us.
Wisconsin ALPR law
NCSL's state survey identified no ALPR-specific statute for Wisconsin. Public-records law still applies: see the Reporters Committee Open Government Guide.
NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.
What you can do in Kenosha
- Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Wisconsin.)
- Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for Kenosha).
- Track a drive from Kenosha to see how many reported cameras your commute passes.
- Fix the map: report missing cameras, or use "Report a fix" on a wrong pin.
Look it up elsewhere
Other independent projects hold records we don't. We link to them rather than copy their data.
EFF Atlas of Surveillance ↗
Agency-level records of surveillance tech near Kenosha, WI. Search runs on EFF's site.
Have I Been Flocked? ↗
Search published Flock audit logs (who searched, and why) by plate or agency.
Eyes On Flock ↗
Aggregated data from agencies’ public Flock transparency portals. Look for agencies in Wisconsin.
DeFlock map ↗
The crowdsourced camera map our counts come from. Add or fix cameras here.
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262 reported within 7 mi · 33 mi away
Arlington Heights, IL
37 reported within 3 mi · 34 mi away
Waukesha, WI
37 reported within 4 mi · 34 mi away
Evanston, IL
46 reported within 3 mi · 38 mi away
Schaumburg, IL
51 reported within 3 mi · 40 mi away
Hartland, WI
3 reported within 3 mi · 42 mi away