Kent WA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Thu Dec 11 2025
Overview
The Kent Police Department uses Flock Safety ALPR cameras to locate missing or endangered persons (such as those associated with AMBER or Silver Alerts), to locate wanted suspects involved in felony crimes, to locate stolen vehicles or vehicles with stolen license plates, to identify vehicles believed to have been involved in crimes which are being investigated by Kent Police officers, and to canvass crime scenes for vehicles that may have been used by suspects to drive to or flee the scene.
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 the Kent Police Department and is never sold to third parties.
Prohibited Uses
Civil immigration enforcement; automated traffic infraction ticketing; personal use; non-law enforcement purposes; harassment or intimidation; discrimination; usage based solely on a protected class (such as race, sex, or religion).
Access Policy
The system may only be accessed by Kent Police officers who have been trained in its use, for official and legitimate law enforcement purposes, and for a valid reason associated with an official case report or investigation.
Hotlist Policy
All "hotlist" hits are required to be verified by an officer prior to any law enforcement action being taken.
Usage
Hotlists Alerted On
Missing Persons; AMBER Alerts; Felony Warrants; Stolen Vehicles; Stolen Plates
Data retention (in days)
30 days
Number of LPR and other cameras
20
Organizations granted access to Kent WA PD data
Aberdeen WA PD, Adams County WA SO, Airway Heights WA PD, Arlington PD (WA), Auburn WA PD, Bellingham WA PD, Benton County WA SO, Black Diamond WA PD, Brewster WA PD, Centralia PD (WA), Chehalis Tribe Law Enforcement WA, Chehalis WA PD, Cheney WA PD, Cle Elum WA PD, Clyde Hill WA PD, College Place WA PD, Columbia County WA SO, Columbia River Drug Task Force WA, Colville WA Tribal Police, Cosmopolis WA PD, Coulee Dam PD, Covington WA PD, Des Moines WA PD, Douglas County WA SO, Dupont WA PD, East Wenatchee WA PD, Eatonville WA PD, Edmonds WA PD, Ellensburg WA PD, Elma WA PD, Enumclaw WA PD , Everett (WA) Police Department, Federal Way WA PD, Goldendale WA PD, Grandview WA PD, Granger WA PD, Granite Falls WA PD, Grant County WA SO, Grays Harbor County SO (WA), Kelso WA PD, Kennewick WA PD, King County Housing Authority (WA) - INACTIVE, King County International Airport (WA), Kittitas County WA SO, Kittitas WA PD, Lake Stevens WA PD, Lakewood WA PD, Liberty Lake WA PD, Lincoln County WA SO , Lynnwood WA PD, Mabton WA PD, Marysville WA PD, Mattawa WA PD , Mill Creek WA PD, Monroe WA PD, Montesano WA PD, Moses Lake WA PD, Mount Vernon WA PD, Mountlake Terrace WA PD, Moxee WA PD, Mukilteo WA PD, Napavine WA PD, Newcastle WA PD, Normandy Park WA PD, Olympia WA PD , Orting WA PD, Othello WA PD, Pacific WA PD, Pasco PD - WA, Port of Seattle WA PD, Prosser WA PD, Puyallup WA PD, Reardan WA PD, Redmond WA PD, Renton WA PD, Richland WA PD, Richland PD WA, SeaTac WA PD, Sedro-Woolley WA PD, Selah WA PD, Shelton PD (WA), Skamania CO WA SO, Snohomish County WA 911, Snohomish County WA SO , Snohomish WA PD , Spokane County WA SO, Spokane Tribal PD WA, Spokane WA PD , Stanwood WA PD, Sumner WA PD, Sunnyside WA PD, Suquamish WA PD , Toppenish WA PD, Town of Harrah WA, Town of Hunts Point WA, Tukwila WA PD, Tulalip Tribal Police Dept. (WA), Union Gap WA PD, WA - Chelan County SO, Walla Walla WA PD, Wapato WA PD, Warden WA PD, Wenatchee WA PD, West Richland WA PD, Westport WA PD , Yakima County WA SO, Yakima WA PD, Yelm WA PD, Zillah WA PD
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
557,988
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
2,232
Searches in the last 30 days
377
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