FlockOS Empowers Tulsa’s Police Force with Unprecedented Real-Time Intelligence

Overview

The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a growing metropolitan area with a population of over 400,000 residents. The Tulsa Police Department (PD) is the primary law enforcement agency in the city, committed to ensuring the safety and security of the community it serves.

With a staff of around 800 sworn officers, although the recommended staffing level is 950, the department faces the challenge of effectively serving and protecting a major urban area.

The Challenge

Staffing shortages and fragmented information systems

Before implementing a Real-Time Information Center (RTIC), the Tulsa Police Department faced several challenges:

• Staffing shortages, which strained an already depleted force
• Officer retention and morale issues
• Data silos that created communication gaps
• Lack of evidence, leading to unsolved cases
• Rising violent crime
• Limited situational awareness during calls for service
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As one RTIC Specialist noted:

“When it comes to solving crimes quickly, we need fast resources and information. And that information that we give to the officers has to be correct or it could be detrimental to the officers’ safety.”

The Solution

Building a Real-Time Information Center powered by FlockOS

To address these challenges, Tulsa built a Real-Time Information Center powered by FlockOS.

FlockOS is an integrated public safety platform that brings together:

• 911 call data
• Patrol vehicle locations
• Body-worn camera footage
• LPR data
• Live video feeds
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All data is displayed through an interactive map, allowing officers and analysts to monitor incidents as they happen.

This unified system provides real-time intelligence to officers in the field, helping them respond faster and more effectively.

The Results

Improved response, coordination, and case outcomes

With the implementation of FlockOS, the Tulsa Police Department has seen measurable improvements:

• A 100% homicide clearance rate achieved in under 17 months
• Improved resource allocation and situational awareness
• Enhanced officer morale and support
• The ability to monitor demonstrations safely
• Increased trust within the community
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Faster and more informed response

The integration of multiple data sources allows officers to act with better information.

As Chief Wendell Franklin noted:

“We’ve been able to bring license plate readers and live streaming video together with our record system and dispatch system to start looking at calls for service and resources in a different way.”

Time savings in critical situations

The platform reduces the need to switch between systems and allows analysts to provide a complete picture of an incident.

This enables officers to:

• Understand situations more quickly
• Deploy the right resources
• Respond with greater confidence
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Solved Cases

Preventing an armed robbery

In one case, officers responded to an armed robbery at a motel.

Using real-time intelligence:

• Analysts identified the suspect vehicle
• Officers established a perimeter
• Multiple individuals were apprehended
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Without this technology, the situation would have unfolded differently.

Uncovering a fraud ring during a violent assault investigation

In another case, officers responded to a domestic assault.

Using the platform:

• Analysts confirmed vehicle details quickly
• Identified a suspect
• Uncovered a connected fraud ring
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All within 60 minutes of the initial 911 call.

Conclusion

A safer future with connected intelligence

The partnership between the Tulsa Police Department and Flock demonstrates how technology can transform modern policing.

By integrating real-time information into a centralized system, officers are not just responding to crime but actively preventing it.

This approach improves:

• Community safety
• Investigative efficiency
• Officer confidence
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As Captain Johnston stated:

“I knew that this was an incredible system that we could deploy in Tulsa and be a game-changer for us.”

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