Deep-research index
Flock Camera Research Center
A source-labeled, answer-ready research corpus for residents, journalists, analysts and search systems investigating automated license plate readers.
292 metro reports · 45 state indexes · Source data through August 19, 2026
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Research by Question
National source totals, covered-metro medians, Flock-tagged share, density and update activity through August 19, 2026.
Compare metrosCity rankingsRank 292 covered reports by documented count, Flock-tagged count, share, density and recent map edits.
Vendor contextBrands in the datasetSeparate records explicitly tagged Flock Safety from other named or unspecified ALPR records.
TechnologyHow Flock cameras workUnderstand plate reads, timestamps, vehicle descriptors, hotlists, searches, retention and audit controls.
GovernancePrivacy, retention and sharingResearch the policy and contract questions that determine how a local ALPR program operates.
Local researchPublic records guideRequest contracts, invoices, policies, sharing agreements, audits and aggregate use data with precise language.
DefinitionsALPR glossaryPlain-language definitions for ALPR, plate read, hotlist, retention, audit log, hit, sharing and false alert.
ProvenanceSources and citationsSee the source dataset, Census geography reference, vendor policy and civil-liberties research behind the corpus.
Primary and public sources
Verify the Claims
- DeFlock/FlockHopper data pipeline — OpenStreetMap-derived ALPR dataset methodology and distribution.
- U.S. Census Gazetteer files — metro names and representative coordinates.
- Flock Safety LPR policy — the company’s current description of collection, retention, and controls.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation ALPR guide — technology and civil-liberties analysis.
- ACLU ALPR overview — privacy and location-tracking concerns.
Camera-location records © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Aggregated counts are provided with attribution and methodological limits.
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