Evanston PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising individual privacy. Evanston PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Evanston utilizes real-time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. The City of Evanston has a longstanding commitment to being a welcoming and diverse community. Evanston Police officers believe in the dignity of all people and respect individual and constitutional rights. In an effort to ensure proper usage and further our commitment to accountability and transparency, we 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 Evanston IL PD and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration 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.
