Odessa TX PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence to make our community safer while respecting the privacy of our citizens as best as possible. Odessa TX PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Odessa TX PD utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to locate wanted individuals, stolen property, and vehicles, as well as locate and safely return missing and vulnerable persons and children. 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.
Odessa PD maintains department policies and procedures regarding the use of Law Enforcement data systems, and violation of these can result in disciplinary action. For further information related to OPD's license plate reader program, please contact the Odessa Police Department Public Relations Department.