Eyes Off Indiana

Eyes Off Indiana Applauds Federal Bill to Return the Surveillance Decision to Local Communities

Eyes Off Indiana Applauds Federal Bill to Return the Surveillance Decision to Local Communities Eyes Off Indiana welcomes the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act (H.R. 9800), which would cut off the federal funding that lets ALPRs and other mass-surveillance systems be installed in Hoosier communities without local consent — putting the decision back where it belongs, with the people wh...

Indiana ranks 9th in the nation for license plate surveillance, yet has zero statewide laws governing how ALPR data can be retained, accessed, or shared.

More than 3,000 documented cameras. No statewide safeguards.

https://eyesoffindiana.org/articles/indiana-alpr-surveillance-by-the-numbers?ref=facebook

Indiana by the Numbers: A 50-State, 92-County Census of License Plate Surveillance Eyes Off Indiana analyzed all 110,198 automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera locations mapped in the United States as of July 1, 2026. Indiana ranks 9th in the nation by total cameras and 6th per capita, with cameras documented in 84 of its 92 counties. This report presents the full state and....

Over the past year, a new license plate reader has been documented in Indiana every 3.4 hours.

Indiana now ranks 9th in the nation for total ALPR cameras and 6th per capita.

https://eyesoffindiana.org/articles/indiana-alpr-surveillance-growth-over-time?ref=facebook

Indiana Over Time: The Documented Growth of License Plate Surveillance, 2022–2026 Using the edit history behind every ALPR camera mapped in Indiana, Eyes Off Indiana reconstructed the month-by-month growth of the state's documented license plate surveillance network: from a single camera in December 2022 to 3,046 today, spreading from 3 counties to 84. This report presents the fu...

Indiana has the 17th-largest population in America, but the 9th-largest documented license plate surveillance network.

The scale of ALPR deployment has far outpaced public debate. https://eyesoffindiana.org/articles/indiana-alpr-surveillance-by-the-numbers?ref=facebook

Indiana by the Numbers: A 50-State, 92-County Census of License Plate Surveillance Eyes Off Indiana analyzed all 110,198 automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera locations mapped in the United States as of July 1, 2026. Indiana ranks 9th in the nation by total cameras and 6th per capita, with cameras documented in 84 of its 92 counties. This report presents the full state and....

Indiana's documented license plate surveillance network has more than doubled in just seven months.

The number of statewide laws governing it remained the same: zero.

https://eyesoffindiana.org/articles/indiana-alpr-surveillance-growth-over-time?ref=facebook

Indiana Over Time: The Documented Growth of License Plate Surveillance, 2022–2026 Using the edit history behind every ALPR camera mapped in Indiana, Eyes Off Indiana reconstructed the month-by-month growth of the state's documented license plate surveillance network: from a single camera in December 2022 to 3,046 today, spreading from 3 counties to 84. This report presents the fu...

There is now one documented ALPR camera for every 2,273 Hoosiers.

Eighteen months ago, it was one for every 64,713.

https://eyesoffindiana.org/articles/indiana-alpr-surveillance-growth-over-time?ref=facebook

Indiana Over Time: The Documented Growth of License Plate Surveillance, 2022–2026 Using the edit history behind every ALPR camera mapped in Indiana, Eyes Off Indiana reconstructed the month-by-month growth of the state's documented license plate surveillance network: from a single camera in December 2022 to 3,046 today, spreading from 3 counties to 84. This report presents the fu...

Bloomington’s decision to end its Flock contract shows a clear trend: communities are not comfortable with ALPR technology being used without strong guardrails.

Right now, ALPR data retention and sharing are governed by local policy, not enforceable law. Standards vary widely across jurisdictions, or do not exist at all.

Eyes Off Indiana supports the responsible use of license plate readers for legitimate public safety purposes, but privacy protections must be consistent, transparent, and legally binding.

Read our full statement here:

Eyes Off Indiana Responds to Bloomington’s Decision to End Flock Contract Following the City of Bloomington’s decision to end its contract with Flock Security, Eyes Off Indiana calls for clear, statewide standards governing ALPR data retention, sharing, and oversight.

A Sandy Springs, Georgia police officer was terminated after an internal investigation found he used the city’s Flock ALPR system to run multiple people’s license plates for personal gain. A whistleblower alleged the data was used for product testing at a private company the officer also worked for.

Investigators referred the case to the state’s police standards council, and experts say the conduct may violate multiple Georgia laws, including corporate espionage.

Read the full breakdown of what happened:
eyesoffindiana.org/articles/georgia-flock-misuse-indiana

Indiana needs basic privacy protections, and we need your help.

Police across the state use ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader) cameras like Flock, which scan and store every passing license plate. Indiana currently has no statewide law for how long this data can be kept, who it can be shared with, or how it can be used.

That means your daily driving patterns and routines can be stored and searched with no limits or oversight.

Eyes Off Indiana is working to change that by pushing for simple, common sense safeguards that protect ordinary Hoosiers while still giving police the tools they need to do their job effectively.

If you believe Indiana needs clear rules on how ALPR data is collected and used, please sign our petition. Every signature strengthens our case at the Statehouse.

Sign here: eyesoffindiana.org/petition

You can learn more about our policy positions on our website, and if you would like to collaborate or get involved, please reach out at [email protected]

Help us bring real privacy protections to Indiana.