Council Bluffs IA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Tue Oct 22 2024
Overview
Council Bluffs IA PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Council Bluffs IA PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Council Bluffs IA 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 Council Bluffs IA 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
25
External organizations with access
Allen County KS SO, Altoona IA PD, Ankeny IA PD, Arnolds Park IA PD, Bettendorf IA PD, Burlington IA PD, Camanche IA PD, Cape Girardeau MO PD, Carter Lake IA PD, Cedar Rapids IA PD, Chanute KS PD, Clinton IA PD, Clive IA PD, Coffeyville KS PD, Coralville IA PD, Creek County OK SO, Davenport IA PD, Douglas County NE SO, Dubuque IA PD, El Dorado KS PD, Excelsior Springs MO PD, Fremont County IA SO, Glenwood IA PD, Grand Island NE PD, Grandview MO PD, Houston TX PD, IA - Storm Lake PD, Independence KS PD, Indianola IA PD, Johnston IA PD, Justice IL PD, Kansas KBI, Kansas Wildlife and Parks, Kearney NE PD, Lee County IA SO, Madison SD PD , Marion County KS SO, Marshall County IA SO, Marshalltown IA PD, MOCIC , Muscatine IA PD, New York State Police NY, Newton IA PD, North Liberty IA PD, North Platte NE PD, Oklahoma City OK PD, Ottawa KS PD, Ottumwa IA PD, Overland Park KS PD, Pleasant Hill IA PD, Polk City IA PD, Polk County Conservation IA, Pottawatomie County KS SO, Sarpy County NE SO, Sauk Village IL PD, Scott County IA SO, Sioux City IA PD, South Sioux City NE PD , Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center, University of Iowa PD (IA), Urbandale IA PD, US Postal Inspection Service [turned off], Waterloo IA PD, Waukee IA PD, West Des Moines IA PD, WI Department of Justice, Woodbury County IA SO
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
351,690
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
5,517
Searches in the last 30 days
690
Public Search Audit
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Additional Info
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