Mount Vernon WA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Tue Aug 12 2025
Overview
Mount Vernon WA PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Mount Vernon WA PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Mount Vernon WA 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 Mount Vernon WA 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)
30 days
Number of LPR and other cameras
142
External organizations with access
Arlington PD (WA), Auburn WA PD, Benton County WA SO, Black Diamond WA PD, Brewster WA PD, Clyde Hill WA PD, College Place WA PD, Columbia River Drug Task Force WA, Colville WA Tribal Police, Covington WA PD, Des Moines WA PD, Douglas County WA SO, East Wenatchee WA PD, Edmonds WA PD, Everett (WA) Police Department, Granite Falls WA PD, Kent WA PD, Kittitas WA PD, Lake Stevens WA PD, Lakewood WA PD, Maple Valley WA PD, Marysville WA PD, Mill Creek WA PD, Monroe WA PD, Mountlake Terrace WA PD, Mukilteo WA PD, Newcastle WA PD, Olympia WA PD , Orting WA PD, Othello WA PD, Puyallup WA PD, Redmond WA PD, Renton WA PD, Richland PD WA, SeaTac WA PD, Sedro-Woolley WA PD, Selah WA PD, Skamania CO WA SO, Snohomish County WA 911, Snohomish County WA SO , Snohomish WA PD , Spokane County WA SO, Spokane WA PD , Sultan WA PD, Sumner WA PD, Sunnyside WA PD, Tukwila WA PD, Tulalip Tribal Police Dept. (WA), Wenatchee WA PD, West Richland WA PD, Yakima County WA SO, Yelm WA PD, Zillah WA PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Unique vehicles detected in the last 30 days
197,209
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
97
Searches in the last 30 days
40
Public Search Audit
Additional Info
Recent Success Story
Additional Info