Flock Safety Defends 120,000 Crime Cameras as 7%-40% Clearance Gap Fuels Privacy Fight
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
Flock Safety Defends 120,000 Crime Cameras as 7%-40% Clearance Gap Fuels Privacy Fight
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
Summary
Flock Safety said its automated license-plate cameras help police solve more crimes, pointing to internal comparisons such as Hendersonville, Tennessee clearing 40% of vehicle thefts versus 7% in nearby Nashville in early 2026.
The company says its network spans 120,000 locations in 49 states, captures rear vehicle images and plates, and limits access to searches tied to a case number, with data retained for 30 days.
Critics say those city-to-city comparisons do not prove causation and warn the system enables mass tracking; a Washington Post review found at least 50 cases of officers abusing ALPR tools, often for stalking.
The backlash intensified after an Oklahoma federal judge ruled Thursday that a deputy violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights by using Flock data to review a month of her driving history before stopping her.
Flock now says it wants legislation to regulate the technology, while civil-liberties advocates argue the push reflects mounting legal and political pressure on the surveillance business.