Every Drive. Every Plate. Every Day.

Flock Safety operates the largest automated license plate reader (ALPR) network in the United States — and it's watching you right now.

What does Flock Safety capture?

Every time you drive past a Flock camera, it captures a high-resolution photo of your vehicle, reads your license plate, and logs the exact time, date, and GPS location. But it doesn't stop there — according to Flock's own FAQ, their cameras use machine learning to extract far more than a traditional license plate reader.

Your license plate — read, stored, and searchable
Vehicle make, model, and color — classified by AI
Plate type — standard vs. temporary tags
Damage and alterations — broken taillights, aftermarket wheels, stickers
Resident vs. non-resident — flagged based on how often you appear
Time and GPS coordinates — your exact location, timestamped
Direction of travel — where you came from and where you're headed

This isn't speculation — this is what Flock advertises. The data is stored for 30 days or more, shared across thousands of agencies nationwide, and can be searched by any officer with access — often without a warrant.

Example of data captured by a Flock Safety ALPR camera, showing a vehicle photo with license plate, timestamp, GPS coordinates, and vehicle details

What a Flock camera captures every time you drive past.

Why should you care?

Mass surveillance without consent

Over 80,000 Flock cameras are deployed across 5,000+ cities. Your movements are tracked whether you're a suspect or not. You were never asked. You were never told.

Innocent people held at gunpoint

ALPR misreads have led to families being pulled over at gunpoint, handcuffed, and detained — because the system confused their plate with someone else's. It has happened dozens of documented times.

Officers abuse the system

Police officers have used Flock cameras to stalk ex-partners, track personal enemies, and monitor people with no law enforcement justification. Audit logs are rarely reviewed.

Data shared with ICE and federal agencies

Flock data has been accessed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies, raising serious concerns for immigrant communities and sanctuary cities.

No meaningful oversight

Most cities adopt Flock cameras with little to no public debate, no privacy impact assessment, and no policy governing how the data is used, shared, or retained.

It's getting worse

Flock's newest product, NOVA, goes beyond plates — it creates a "vehicle fingerprint" that can identify your car even without reading your plate. This is where it's headed.

51 Agencies That Cut Ties

240 Articles & Evidence

18 States Represented

StopFlockSafety exists to educate and inform on the dangers of mass surveillance dragnets operated without meaningful oversight or accountability. If what you read here concerns you — good. Channel that concern into civic action: attend city council meetings, write to your representatives, file public records requests, and make your voice heard through the democratic process.

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City of Bandera

Council voted 3-2 to terminate after months of resident opposition

“After months of discussion and outrage from residents, the city council voted 3-2 to immediately end its contract with the surveillance company Flock.”
— Jason Koebler, 404 Media

Left Flock: May 2026

Appleton Police Department

City ended Flock use citing eroded trust in system integrity

“Concerns about the integrity of Flock's underlying system have eroded the city's trust in them.”
— Mayor Jake Woodford

Left Flock: May 2026

El Cerrito Police Department

Council voted 3-2 not to renew $315K contract; cameras go dark June 7

“The council voted not to support the renewal of the Flock contract in a 3-2 vote. Cameras will go dark on June 7.”
— Contra Costa News

Left Flock: May 2026

Oshkosh Police Department

Council rescinded contract after Flock misled officials on heat maps

“I don't know how I can make a decision or discern what's right and what's wrong, or even the capabilities of the system if you lie to me.”
— Deputy Mayor Karl Buelow

Left Flock: Apr 2026

Bloomington Police Department

Mayor ended contract after months-long review; seeking alternatives

“This review made clear that if this tool is used, it must be used under narrow parameters, strong accountability, and clear public safeguards.”
— Mayor Kerry Thomson

Left Flock: Apr 2026

City of Denver

Year-long controversy over ICE access to Flock data; replaced by Axon

Left Flock: Feb 2026

City of Mountain View

Police audit found ATF, Air Force, and GSA Inspector General accessed data without authorization

Left Flock: Feb 2026

City of Cambridge

Flock installed cameras without city awareness after Council suspended the system

Left Flock: Dec 2025

Charlottesville Police Department

10-camera pilot expired and was not renewed; Chief publicly rebuked Flock CEO

“People have a right to disagree... That's how Democracy works.”
— Chief Michael Kochis

Left Flock: Oct 2025

City of Evanston

Flock shared data with CBP in violation of Illinois law; city called breach 'intentional and unauthorized'

Left Flock: Aug 2025

City of Austin

Over 30 community groups pressured city council; audit found 20%+ of searches lacked documentation

Left Flock: Jun 2025

Davie Police Department

Privacy concerns and lack of independent oversight

“We believe our residents deserve to know they aren't being tracked every time they drive through our town.”
— Chief Ronald Smith

Left Flock: Aug 2023

Recent Articles

Investigative May 20, 2026

After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

404 Media · Jason Koebler

After Bandera, Texas voted 3-2 to terminate its Flock contract following months of resident pushback, dissenting councilmember Jeff Flowers retaliated with a sarcastic proposal to ban all cell phones, GPS devices, internet services, and cameras within city limits. The 'Bandera Declaration of Digital Independence' became a viral example of how surveillance proponents respond to grassroots privacy organizing.

FOIA May 20, 2026

Area police share license plate reader data for immigration, unstated reasons, records show

Dayton Daily News · Cornelius Frolik

A Dayton Daily News investigation using public records from Kettering, Miami Township, Tipp City and others revealed law enforcement agencies routinely access Ohio Flock data for immigration and vague unstated purposes. Multiple agencies including Dayton PD denied records requests, claiming Flock audit data is confidential under exemption.

Legal May 20, 2026

House Republicans demand records from Denver, Boulder on ICE cooperation and Flock cameras

9News Denver · 9News Staff

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jim Jordan, sent six letters on May 20 to Denver and Boulder law enforcement and district attorneys demanding ICE communications and immigration records, including an investigation into why Boulder Police disabled the national lookup feature on its Flock database in June 2025. The letters give agencies until June 3 to respond; Boulder DA Michael Dougherty called the inquiry 'political theater.'

Legal May 20, 2026

Martinsville Police decreasing number of Flock cameras

WDBJ7 · WDBJ7 Staff

Martinsville Police are reducing their Flock Safety camera deployment from 41 cameras down to 9 permanent cameras citywide—originally peaking above 80—after state grant funding from former AG Jason Miyares' Operation Ceasefire and Operation Bold Blue Line programs ended. Each Flock camera costs $3,000 per year. The reduction reflects a broader pattern of cities scaling back as outside funding evaporates.

Investigative May 19, 2026

Milwaukee Police Flock Camera Misuse: Second Officer Under Investigation

FOX6 Milwaukee · Christina Van Zelst

Milwaukee Police disclosed at a May 7, 2026 Fire and Police Commission meeting that a second sworn officer is under investigation for misusing the Flock license plate reader database. The investigation began March 9 and the officer is on full suspension. The probe follows former Officer Josue Ayala's February criminal charges for searching the Flock system 179 times to track an ex-girlfriend.

Investigative May 18, 2026

Flock Safety cameras help solve crimes. But who's watching the watchers?

InvestigateTV · Brendan Keefe

A national investigation into Flock Safety oversight gaps centered on Chrisanna Elser, a Colorado woman wrongfully charged with package theft based on misread Flock data; the case was dropped only after she gathered exculpatory video herself. The reporting documents audit-log loopholes, including one Georgia city's $5 million annual audit cost barrier, illustrating how the technology's 'immutable' audit promises break down in practice.

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