Flock Safety is one of the largest vendors of ALPR cameras and other surveillance technologies that markets to law enforcement, homeowner associations, property managers, schools, and businesses. It claims its cameras help reduce crime and solve cases by capturing license plate numbers and vehicle details, which are then searchable by law enforcement and sometimes shared across jurisdictions. It is crucial to understand that while some of its claims may be to help increase public safety, Flock’s ALPR cameras have been tied to discriminatory impacts and unsafe situations such as ALPR data used to target cars of protestors, data being accessible by ICE, and stalking. Some other cases can be found in ALPR News Articles (Growing Page). Their studies are also not peer-reviewed.
From a February 2024 Forbes article, they discussed that Flock claimed it reduced all crime in San Marino, California by 70%, but Forbes reviewed long-term data that found there was a 5% increase in crime in residential burglaries three years after Flock Safety’s cameras were deployed in the city.
You can find some of the Transparency Portals linked in 
City Surveillance Stats .
Who funds Flock Safety?
Flock Safety has raised hundreds of millions in venture capital funding, backed by firms like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Axon (formerly Taser International). These investors have a long history of supporting surveillance, law enforcement, and controversial tech. For example:
- Andreessen Horowitz has invested in companies like Palantir (used by ICE and predictive policing).
- Axon is infamous for manufacturing tasers and police body cams and has faced criticism for its close ties with law enforcement and ethical issues around facial recognition.
Flock safety is valued at $7.5 billion and has total funding of over $950 million.
Other Facts about Flock Safety
- Flock plans to launch U.S.-manufactured drones in 2025, as it builds out a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Georgia.
Sources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2024/02/29/flock-ai-cameras-may-not-reduce-crime/
https://www.404media.co/researcher-who-oversaw-flock-surveillance-study-now-has-concerns-about-it/