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What is Flock
We build technology that helps law enforcement, businesses, schools, and communities find relevant information, respond faster, and make better-informed decisions. Privacy controls, transparency tools, and local control are built into how the system works.
A clearer picture of Flock.
Flock is a connected public safety platform that helps authorized users find information relevant to an incident. Flock LPR is one part of that platform, providing vehicle data for investigations.
Reality
What Flock LPR does do
Misconception
What Flock LPR does not do
Record vehicle sightings at a specific place and time
Flock does not identify people by their faces
Capture license plates and vehicle characteristics
Flock does not identify who is inside a vehicle
Help authorized users find relevant vehicle evidence
Flock does not continuously track people or vehicles
Provide leads for investigators to assess alongside other evidence
Flock does not replace investigators or human judgment
Flock customers cannot access a live video feed from an LPR camera
Powerful technology needs clear boundaries.
Flock is designed to help authorized users find relevant evidence for investigations without compromising safety and compliance.
Clear safeguards define how information is stored, accessed, shared, and reviewed. Customers own their data and control how it is used under their policies and applicable law.
Every search is logged
Searches are tied to a user and recorded for review.
Customer-controlled sharing
Customers decide what data is shared and with whom.
Encrypted by default
Data is encrypted so only authorized users can access it.
No ICE contracts
Flock does not contract with ICE or Palantir.
Customer-owned data
Customers own their data and control access.
Transparency portals
Agencies can make policies and usage information available to their communities.
The right detail can break a case open
Every case is different. Sometimes, one credible detail can change its direction. Flock gives authorized users another way to find relevant evidence and determine the appropriate next step in an investigation.
The window to find a missing child can be critically short.
76% of abducted children who are killed die within the first three hours.
Many investigations end without enough evidence to identify what happened.
Only 43% of gun homicides and 19% of nonfatal shootings are cleared.
Every missing person means a hurting family
More than 600,000 people are reported missing in the United States each year.
See the outcome. See how the system was used.
A missing 12-year-old found safe 500 miles from home
Flock vehicle data helped investigators narrow her location and coordinate a recovery within 15 minutes.
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Schools protected by a proactive safety perimeter
1,000,000+
Cases supported by Flock last year
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"I'm living proof that my family is safer because of this technology."
Justin Firestone
A homicide suspect on Wisconsin's Most Wanted, found after 4 months
Flock cameras helped U.S. Marshals locate the suspect in Oshkosh and take him into custody without incident.
A threatened mass shooting in Luling, ended on US 183 South
Flock Safety technology helped officers identify the suspect’s vehicle and coordinate a safe arrest.
A missing 12-year-old found safe 500 miles from home
Flock vehicle data helped investigators narrow her location and coordinate a recovery within 15 minutes.
A homicide suspect on Wisconsin's Most Wanted, found after 4 months
Flock cameras helped U.S. Marshals locate the suspect in Oshkosh and take him into custody without incident.
100+
Schools protected by a proactive safety perimeter
A threatened mass shooting in Luling, ended on US 183 South
A threatened mass shooting in Luling, ended on US 183 South
A threatened mass shooting in Luling, ended on US 183 South
A threatened mass shooting in Luling, ended on US 183 South
Frequently asked questions
View all FAQsFlock builds public safety technology that helps agencies locate missing people, recover stolen vehicles, and investigate crime more quickly by helping them search for evidence relevant to an authorized investigation. Flock supports human decision-making. It does not make investigative conclusions or take enforcement action.
Flock LPR cameras capture vehicle events, including license plates, vehicle characteristics, and the time and location a vehicle passed a camera. That information helps agencies identify vehicles relevant to an investigation using Flock searches, alerts, and approved data sources they choose to enable, in accordance with their policies, local laws, and community values.
Flock connects incident detection, evidence search, and response tools in one platform. Depending on the products a customer uses, Flock can help teams identify relevant vehicles, review video footage, receive alerts, and build a clearer picture of an incident.
Communities use Flock to help locate missing people, recover stolen vehicles, investigate serious crime, and support faster emergency response. As public safety agencies face growing demands with limited resources, Flock helps investigators spend less time searching for information and more time responding to the people who need them.
The Flock Camera Map shows participating agencies and, where those agencies choose to make it available, general deployment and sharing information for authorized investigations.
No.
Flock does not use facial recognition technology. Instead, Flock cameras focus on vehicle events to help investigators search for vehicles relevant to an authorized investigation.
Data is automatically deleted after 30 days by default, unless a different retention period is required by the customer or applicable law, or the customer preserves information as part of an authorized investigation.
Customers own their data.
Flock provides the infrastructure, but customers control access, sharing, and retention according to applicable laws and policies. Flock does not sell customer data or share it without authorization. Every search requires a documented reason and is logged for review.