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Flock Safety Camera Information

The Wyoming Police Department has announced that they will be installing automated license plate reading (ALPR) cameras to solve and reduce crime. The cameras are built by Flock Safety, the public safety technology company that helps neighborhoods, communities, schools, and law enforcement work together to solve crimes and mitigate bias.  

Flock Safety ALPR cameras send a real-time alert to law enforcement if a vehicle associated with a missing person in an AMBER or Silver Alert is detected. They also send alerts if a stolen car or known wanted suspect from a state or national crime database is detected.  

Flock cameras are used in several surrounding communities, such as Blue Ash, Springfield Township, Indian Hill, Mason, Sharonville, Madeira, and Evendale. The ability to network with other cities and agencies with crucial information, such as Amber Alerts, missing persons, stolen vehicles, and felony suspect searches, is a valuable tool for our city. 

What it is:

  • License Plate Recognition
  • Gathers objective evidence and facts about vehicles, not people
  • Used to solve crime
  • Alerts police of wanted vehicles
  • Adheres to all state laws

Privacy:

  • Footage is owned by the agency/city and can never be sold or shared by Flock. 
  • 30 day retention, then deleted. Automatically deletes after 30 days.
  • A short retention period ensures that all data not associated with a crime is automatically deleted and unrecoverable. 
  • Takes human bias out of crime-solving by detecting objective data and detecting events that are objectively illegal (ex. stolen vehicle). 
  • All data is stored securely in the AWS cloud with end-to-end encryption of all data. 
  • There is a search reason required for the audit trail. It does not have facial recognition software and no personally identifiable information is contained in Flock. It is not used for traffic enforcement and is not connected to registration data or any 3rd party databases (Carfax, DMV).

Flock cameras are utilized by most agencies outside of Wyoming. Having Flock cameras allows us to work together in helping solve crime and investigations.