Flock Safety - Charlottesville VA PD Transparency Portal

Overview

The Charlottesville Virginia Police Department uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising individual privacy. The Charlottesville Police Department utilizes retro-active search functions and pro-active alerts to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, The Charlottesville Police Department utilizes real-time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted individuals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the policies and usage statistics available to the public.

Policies

What's Detected

License Plates, Vehicles

What's Not Detected

Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race

Acceptable Use Policy

Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Charlottesville VA PD and is never sold to 3rd parties.

Prohibited Uses

Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), Personal use.

Access Policy

All system access requires a valid reason and is stored indefinitely.

Hotlist Policy

Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.

Usage

Data retention (in days)

7 days

Number of owned cameras

External organizations with access

Accomack County VA SO, Alexandria City VA SO, Alexandria VA PD, Altavista VA PD, Amelia County VA SO, Amherst County VA SO, Appomattox County VA SO, Arlington County VA PD, Augusta County VA SO, Bedford County VA SO, Bedford VA PD, Blacksburg VA PD, Botetourt County VA SO, Bridgewater VA PD, Brookneal VA PD, Brunswick County VA SO, Campbell County VA SO, Caroline County VA SO, Carroll County VA SO, Charlotte County VA SO, Chase City VA PD, Chesterfield County VA PD, City of Franklin VA PD, Clarksville VA PD, Clintwood VA PD, Colonial Heights VA PD, Culpeper VA PD , Cumberland County VA SO, Dickenson County VA SO, Elkton VA PD, Fairfax County VA PD, Farmville VA PD, Floyd County VA SO, Franklin County VA SO, Front Royal VA PD, Galax VA PD, Giles County VA SO, Goochland County VA SO, Grayson County VA SO, Greensville County VA SO, Halifax County VA SO, Hampton University VA Campus PD, Hampton VA PD, Hanover County VA SO, Harrisonburg VA PD, Haysi VA PD, Henrico County VA PD, Henry County VA SO, Herndon VA PD, Hillsville VA PD, Isle Of Wight County VA SO, King and Queen County VA SO, King William County VA SO, Lawrenceville VA PD, Leesburg VA PD, Loudoun County VA SO, Luray VA PD, Martinsville VA PD, Mathews County VA SO, Mecklenburg County VA SO, Montgomery County VA SO, Mount Jackson VA PD, New Kent County VA SO, New Market VA PD, Norfolk VA PD, Northampton County VA SO, Page County VA SO, Pearisburg VA PD, Pembroke VA PD, Petersburg VA PD, Poquoson VA PD, Powhatan County VA SO, Prince George County VA PD, Pulaski County VA SO, Pulaski VA PD, Radford City VA PD, Remington VA PD, Rich Creek VA PD, Richmond VA PD, Roanoke VA PD, Rockbridge County VA SO, Rockingham County VA SO, Rural Retreat VA PD, Shenandoah County VA SO, Shenandoah VA PD, Smithfield VA PD, South Boston VA PD, South Hill VA PD, Stafford County VA SO , Strasburg VA PD, Suffolk VA PD, Sussex County VA SO, VA - George Mason University Campus PD, Vienna VA PD, Virginia Beach VA PD, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), Virginia Tech University VA PD, Warren County VA SO, Westmoreland County VA SO, Williamsburg VA PD, Windsor VA PD, Wise County VA SO, Woodstock VA PD, Wythe County VA SO, Wytheville VA PD, York County VA SO

Hotlists Alerted On

NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert

Vehicles detected in the last 30 days

118,947

Hotlist hits in the last 30 days

166

Searches in the last 30 days

127

Additional Info

License Plate Reader Policy

https://charlottesville.gov/1823/Flock-Safety-Program-Automated-License-P

Flock Safety Contract

https://charlottesville.gov/1823/Flock-Safety-Program-Automated-License-P

Recent Success Stories

1. A stolen vehicle from our jurisdiction was alerted on our cameras several times after being stolen. It then went to a neighboring jurisdiction with Flock cameras and was alerted on theirs. The officer responded and found the vehicle occupied. The vehicle attempted to flee and rammed the patrol car and was taken into custody on scene. 2. Out of jurisdiction, stolen vehicle alerted on our cameras. Officers were able to pinpoint where the vehicle was alerting, recover the vehicle unoccupied, and recover evidence from inside the vehicle. 3. Out of jurisdiction stolen vehicle was alerted on our N Emmet St. Officers in the area located the vehicle, and a pursuit was initiated. The vehicle was later recovered unoccupied, and evidence was recovered. 4. Out of jurisdiction individual wanted for homicide alerted on our N Emmet St camera. Based on this alert, we notified that jurisdiction that the vehicle was likely headed back in their direction. Their officers were able to stop the vehicle as it crossed their county line. The subject was taken into custody shortly after. 5. The suspect vehicle involved in a shooting within our jurisdiction was identified on the Flock system. Based on this information, the driver was identified and ultimately charged with the incident when confronted with the Flock results.