Flock Safety
A U.S. surveillance technology vendor founded in 2017. Its core product is a network of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras featuring an integrated design of solar power, LTE wireless transmission, and cloud-based AI analysis, deployed across communities throughout the United States.
Core Facts
Flock cameras automatically capture the license plates, colors, vehicle types, and other characteristics of passing vehicles, and upload the data to a cloud database for retrieval by police and law enforcement agencies.
Flock Safety was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta.
Flock Safety is a surveillance technology company whose core product is distributed automatic license plate recognition cameras
Timeline (last 90 days)
In April 2025, Elgin Community College in Illinois deployed six Flock security cameras, with the stated reason of enhancing student safety and security.
ALPR operators typically pool data from individual clients into a unified federated network (such as Flock's Falcon platform) and grant query access to other institutions that subscribe to the network.
The school was concerned that the camera data streams were not adequately secured during transmission and storage.
As of the time of reporting, the final outcome of the dispute between the college and Flock, the legal basis, and Flock's official response have not yet been publicly disclosed.
The school was concerned that Flock was sharing collected data with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Flock is estimated to have deployed more than 100,000 cameras nationwide, with customers including local police departments, homeowner associations, schools, and private businesses.
Flock Safety was founded in 2017 and is one of the largest commercial ALPR service providers in the United States.
By September 2025, Elgin Community College administration began to have reservations about the Flock surveillance system and attempted to terminate the partnership, but found the contract could not be easily cancelled.
A YouTube creator replicated the technology of the commercial license plate recognition system Flock and built a camera setup to reversely track the movement patterns of police vehicles.
科技媒体404 Media对自动车牌识别公司Flock Safety进行了持续报道
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All Facts (20)
Flock cameras automatically capture the license plates, colors, vehicle types, and other characteristics of passing vehicles, and upload the data to a cloud database for retrieval by police and law enforcement agencies.
80%VerifiedFlock Safety was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta.
80%VerifiedFlock Safety is a surveillance technology company whose core product is distributed automatic license plate recognition cameras
70%VerifiedFlock Safety's core product is an ALPR camera network covering city streets that automatically captures, records, and analyzes the license plate information of passing vehicles.
70%VerifiedFlock Safety not only provides hardware but also builds a cross-jurisdictional data-sharing network, enabling law enforcement agencies in different regions to query each other's vehicle records.
65%VerifiedFlock Safety's core product is an automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) camera that automatically photographs the license plates of passing vehicles and uploads the data to a cloud database.
65%UnverifiedFlock Safety founder Garrett Langley initially positioned the product as a low-cost security camera solution for residential communities
90%UnverifiedAs of 2023, Flock had established partnerships with over 4,000 cities and communities
85%UnverifiedFlock Safety operates on a SaaS subscription model, charging approximately $2,000–$2,500 per camera annually
85%UnverifiedLarge-scale civilian deployment of ALPR in the United States began in the 2010s, with Vigilant Solutions (now part of Motorola Solutions) and Flock Safety being the primary vendors
85%UnverifiedFlock Safety claims its technology has helped solve more than 70,000 cases
80%Partially VerifiedFlock Safety was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta
65%UnverifiedAs of 2023, Flock Safety had been deployed in more than 4,000 cities and communities across the United States, with customers including local police departments, county sheriff's offices, private residential communities, and schools.
60%UnverifiedFlock Safety is valued at approximately $3.8 billion
60%UnverifiedALPR operators typically pool data from individual clients into a unified federated network (such as Flock's Falcon platform) and grant query access to other institutions that subscribe to the network.
50%UnverifiedThe school was concerned that the camera data streams were not adequately secured during transmission and storage.
50%UnverifiedFlock is estimated to have deployed more than 100,000 cameras nationwide, with customers including local police departments, homeowner associations, schools, and private businesses.
50%UnverifiedFlock Safety was founded in 2017 and is one of the largest commercial ALPR service providers in the United States.
50%UnverifiedThe school was concerned that Flock was sharing collected data with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
50%UnverifiedAs of the time of reporting, the final outcome of the dispute between the college and Flock, the legal basis, and Flock's official response have not yet been publicly disclosed.
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