Columbus NC PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Sat Oct 05 2024
Overview
Columbus NC PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Columbus NC PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Columbus NC PD utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the below 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 Columbus NC PD and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harrassment 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)
30 days
Number of owned cameras
4
External organizations with access
Ahoskie NC PD, Alabama Department of Revenue, Alexander County NC SO, Alleghany County NC SO, Angier NC PD, Apex NC PD, App State University NC PD, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System NC PD, Asheboro NC PD, Avery County NC SO, Belmont NC PD, Biltmore Forest NC PD, Black Mountain NC PD, Blowing Rock NC PD, Boiling Springs NC PD, Boone NC PD, Bulloch County GA SO, Buncombe County NC SO, Burke County NC SO, Butner NC PD, Cabarrus County NC SO, Caldwell County NC SO, Carolina Beach NC PD , Catawba County NC SO, Catawba Nation Tribal SC PD , Chadbourn NC PD, Cherokee County GA SO, Cherryville PD (NC), Clayton County GA PD, Cleveland County NC SO , Columbia County DA's Office GA, Columbia County GA SO, Columbus County NC SO, Columbus NC PD, Concord NC PD, Conover NC PD, Cramerton NC PD, Craven County ABC Board (NC), Creedmoor NC PD, Dare County NC SO, Davidson NC PD, Davie County NC SO, DeKalb County GA PD, Duck NC PD, Duncan SC PD, Dunn NC PD, Edgecombe County NC SO, Elizabethton TN PD, Elon University NC PD, Fairmont NC PD, Forest City NC PD, Forsyth County NC SO, Franklin County NC SO, Fuquay-Varina NC PD, Furman University SC PD, Gainesville GA PD, Garner NC PD, Gaston County NC PD, Gastonia NC PD, Gibsonville NC PD, Greensboro NC PD, Greenville County SC SO, Greenville SC PD, Greer SC PD, Hamlet NC PD, Henderson County NC SO , Henderson NC PD, Hendersonville NC PD, Hickory NC PD, Hoke County NC SO, Houston TX PD, Hudson NC PD, Huntersville PD NC, Iredell County NC SO, Jackson County NC SO, Kernersville NC PD, Kill Devil Hills NC PD, Kings Mountain NC PD, Knightdale NC PD, Laurens County SC SO, Louisburg NC PD, Lumberton NC PD, Maiden NC PD, Marion NC PD, Matthews NC PD, McDuffie County GA SO, Mebane NC PD, Mint Hill NC PD, Mitchell County NC SO, Monroe NC PD, Montgomery County VA SO, Mooresville NC PD, Mount Holly NC PD, Nags Head NC PD, Nash County NC SO, Nashville NC PD , NC - Rowan County SO - Insight Omnia, North Augusta SC PD, North Charleston SC PD, Norwood NC PD, Oakboro NC PD, Pembroke NC PD, Person County NC SO, Pickens County SC SO, Pineville NC PD, Pittsboro NC PD, Polk County NC SO, Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Law Enforcement Division (SC), Raleigh NC PD, Ranlo NC PD, Red Springs NC PD, Richmond County NC SO, Roanoke Rapids NC PD, Robeson County NC SO, Rockingham NC PD, Rocky Mount NC PD, Roxboro NC PD, Spartanburg County SC SO, Spartanburg SC PD, Statesville NC PD, Sugar Mountain NC PD, Sullivan County TN SO, Sumter County SC SO, Surf City NC PD, Suwanee GA PD, Town of Connelly Springs/Burke Co Sheriff's Office (BCSO) NC, Town of Hildebran (NC), Town of Rutherford College (NC), Transylvania County NC SO, Tryon NC PD, Union County NC SO, University of North Carolina at Pembroke NC PD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC , University of North Carolina Charlotte (NC), University of North Georgia PD (GA), US Postal Inspection Service [turned off], Vance County NC SO, Wake Forest NC PD, WakeMed Campus PD and Public Safety (NC), Warsaw NC PD, Washington County GA SO, Washington County TN SO, Watauga County NC SO, Waxhaw NC PD, Whiteville NC PD, Wilkes County NC SO, Wilson NC PD, Winterville NC PD, Yancey County NC SO, Zebulon NC PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
66,885
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
27
Searches in the last 30 days
20
Public Search Audit
Additional Info
Recent Success Story
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