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Knoxville TN

License-plate cameras reported in and around Knoxville, TN, 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

139

reported cameras within 7 mi of the city center

Active ALPR nodes on OpenStreetMap, from our daily snapshot. Radius sized to the city's land area.

Population

198,722

U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.

Per 10,000 residents

7.0

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 Knoxville, TN starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.

Live map & nearest cameras

Counting reported cameras within 7 miles of Knoxville, TN…

Documented actions

  1. Jul 2026 · PAUSED

    Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Knox County Sheriff Spangler paused expansion of the county's license plate reader program.

Nearby communities that acted

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.

Tennessee ALPR law

§ 55-10-302; § 10-7-504 (32)(a)

Provides that any captured data collected by a government entity may not be stored for more than 90 days unless they are part of an ongoing investigation, and in that case provides data to be destroyed after the conclusion of the investigation. Captured plate data from ALPR systems must be treated as confidential and shall not be open for inspection by members of the public.

Summary quoted from NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.

What you can do in Knoxville

  1. Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Tennessee.)
  2. Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for Knoxville).
  3. Track a drive from Knoxville to see how many reported cameras your commute passes.
  4. 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.

Nearby city files