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National record · 15 states Sourced

27 cities have a publicly documented ALPR program.

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Atlanta — Flock license plate readers in use; internal misuse audit underway (2026) Austin — Flock ALPR program ended June 30, 2025 Baltimore — BPD uses Leonardo ELSAG, not Flock Boston — City council review of ALPR opened — Docket #0409 Charlotte — No city-owned Flock cameras; CMPD has Flock access via MOU Chicago — No Flock contract; other ALPR systems in use for decades Dallas — Three-year, $5.7M Flock contract (~684 cameras); 321 deactivating (Sept 2026) Denver — Flock cameras removed when contract expired (March 2026) Durham — ALPR program; Flock access via MOU (no active Flock use) Evanston — Moved to end its Flock contract Houston — Flock Safety ALPR contract — ~318 cameras (approved Aug 2022) Minneapolis — Published ALPR policy on file (Minneapolis PD) Nashville — License plate reader pilot program (initiated Feb 2023) New Orleans — Flock agreement (Dec 2024) — four license plate readers Norfolk — ~176 Flock cameras; federal lawsuit dismissed (Jan 2026) Oak Park — Moved to end its Flock contract Oakland — Two-year, $2.25M Flock contract (~291 cameras + 40 PTZ) Philadelphia — 700+ Genetec ALPRs (not Flock); $5M in grants Phoenix — No Flock contract; 132 Motorola ALPRs (through 2029) Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh police do not use Flock (2008 camera ordinance) Richmond — 96 Flock cameras disabled Oct 2025; contract extended through 2026 Sacramento — No Flock contract; ~180 Motorola ALPRs + Axon San Antonio — SAPD uses Axon, not Flock (Bexar County: ~35 Flock cameras) San Diego County — Sheriff's Office ALPR program with published policy San Francisco — Flock ALPR network deployed (rollout began Mar 2024) San Jose — ~474 ALPR cameras; council adopted safeguards (Mar 2026) Seattle — ALPR program operated by Seattle Police Department
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How do these cameras work?

Automated license plate readers photograph every passing plate — and share the data with networks of police agencies. Read the plain-language explainer.

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