LAPD Ends Flock Safety Contract After 32 Percent False Stolen-Vehicle Alerts and Data Ownership Disputes

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• Flock Safety deploys Condor PTZ cameras under municipal public‑safety contracts across the United States.

  The company deploys them under municipal public‑safety contracts across the United States.

  Condor PTZ camera Flock Safety

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• The Office of Inspector General audit of August-September 2025 data found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts and 337 accurate recoveries, a 32.3 percent false‑positive rate.

  audit of August-September 2025 data found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts against 337 accurate recoveries, a 32.3 percent false-positive rate.

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• The system interfaces through officer mobile computers that trigger high-risk stops with backup and air support.

  The system interfaces through officer mobile computers that trigger high-risk stops with backup and air support.

  Flock Safety automated license… officer mobile computers

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• The alerts produced 161 investigations of innocent owners whose plates remained on outdated external databases.

  The alerts produced 161 investigations of innocent owners whose plates remained on outdated external databases.

  Flock Safety automated license…

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• Dean Gialamas identified unclear data ownership, retention, and sharing rules as the core barrier to renewal.

  Structural flaws center on unclear data ownership, retention, and sharing rules that LAPD Chief Information Officer Dean Gialamas identified as the core barrier to renewal.

  Dean Gialamas

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• Trackers document roughly 82 terminated contracts across 28 states since 2021.

  Trackers document roughly 82 terminated contracts across 28 states since 2021, driven by privacy audits, federal access fears including immigration agencies, and lack of independent oversight.

  trackers

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• Scaled deployment leaves drivers with no practical opt-out from networked plate surveillance.

  Scaled deployment leaves drivers with no practical opt-out from networked plate surveillance.

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• Interconnected risks include erroneous high-risk stops, unaccountable data flows, and eroded Fourth Amendment protections.

  Interconnected risks are erroneous high-risk stops, unaccountable data flows, and eroded Fourth Amendment protections.

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• The LAPD let its three-year contract with Flock Safety expire on July 11 2026.

  Los Angeles Police Department let its three-year contract expire July 11 2026 after an Office of Inspector General audit of August-September 2025 data found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts against 337 accurate recoveries, a 32.3 percent false-positive rate.

  Flock Safety contract with LAPD LAPD

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• Independent verification of primary audit findings and contract terms remains essential before any resumption.

  Independent verification of primary audit findings and contract terms remains essential before any resumption.

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