HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD Automated License Plate Readers PPTIntroduction
•Asking for approval of a 24
month agreement with Flock
Safety to install eighteen fixed
and one non-fixed Flock
Automated License Plate
Reader cameras within the
city.
Motor Vehicle
Theft
•Motor Vehicle theft
is up 50.5% over the
past 5 years
Flock Safety
When you get Flock
you get:
Objective , real -time and investigative leads
●Vehicle Fingerprint ڞ = license plate plus (only the
back of the vehicle)
●Solar powered
●Indiscriminate evidence from fixed locations
●No people, no facial recognition, no traffic
enforcement
●-The locations were chosen based on traffic
volume and crime statistics
Plate
TX LGS2639
Make
Toyota
Color
Gray
Last Visit
3:15 PM EDT
-Technology multiples the police force
-Criminals, Missing and Endangered persons
-Contribute to crime reduction
-Metrics
Protecting Privacy
Protecting Privacy
Ethics -Driven Innovation
●All the Footage is owned by San Rafael
and will never by sold or shared by Flock
●30 day data retention, then deleted
●Short retention period ensures that all data
not associated with a crime is
automatically deleted & unrecoverable
●Takes human bias out of crime -solving by
detecting objective data, and detecting
events that are objectively illegal (ex.
Stolen vehicles)
●All data is stored securely in a Cloud
based encripted server.
●Search reason is required for audit trail
●Data Sharing
●California Values Act -SB54
Protecting Privacy
Ethics -Driven Innovation
●NOT facial recognition software
●NOT predictive policing
●NO Personal Identifying Information is
contained in Flock
●NOT used for traffic enforcement
●Not connected to registration data or 3rd
party databases (Carfax, DMV)
●Transparency Portal (optional)
Transparency + Insights
Measure ROI and promote the ethical use
of public safety technology
Transparency Portal
●Display technology policies
●Publish usage metrics
●Number of owned cameras
●Display who we share information
with
●What is and what is not detected
Case Studies
CASE STUDY Long Term Results
“Word has gotten out about
these ALPR programs, and
folks that are in the business
of stealing cars will typically
do a little bit of research and
find out that a city that has an
ALPR program they then want
to avoid”
-Chief Ian Schmutzler
Vacaville PD Vacaville, CA
33%
Decrease in
Reported
Vehicle Thefts
35%
Increase in
Arrests related
to Vehicle
Thefts
2x
Requested
increase in #
of cameras
Less Vehicle Thefts are
happening in Vacaville, and
more of them are getting solved
Case Study: Smash & Grab Robbery San Bruno jewelry store owner stops attempted
smash-and-grab robbery
-Fox 2 News -Bay Area
●January 2022 -Five suspects attempt a
Smash & Grab at a Jewelry store but are
chased off by the owner
●But here’s what didn’t make the news…
●Suspect vehicle identified using Flock
●SBPD thought the suspects would try again,
potentially more violently
●Vehicle placed on a custom hotlist
●SBPD receives a real time alert that the
suspects are returning
●Officers locate the vehicle within seconds
preventing another attempt
San Bruno PD San Bruno, CA
CASE STUDY Amber Alert
Stranger on Stranger Abduction
August 28, 2020
When every second matters,
Flock Safety’s Machine Vision is
Critical
12:33 PM
1:01 PM
2:30 PM
5:03 PM
6:00 PM
Amber Alert Issued
Search Conducted with Flock Safety
Suspect Vehicle Located
Felony Stop + Arrest
Baby Reunited with Mother
CPD Chamblee, Georgia
Summary
•The total cost for 2 years will not exceed $118,200
•Annual recurring subscription cost not to exceed $57,500
• Camera placement is based on traffic volume and main entrances to our city, crime
statistics and vendor expertise.
•Retention of this information is only for 30 days, unless connected to a crime.
•The ALPR system does not capture or store any personal identification information
•GOALS & OBJECTIVES For Year 23-25
•GOAL C: PUBLIC SAFETY Assess the effectiveness in reducing auto thefts and Part 1
crimes by use of ALPR’s