Olympia WA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Tue Jun 03 2025
Overview
The Olympia Police Department is committed to transparency and as such uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Olympia officers may conduct searches of the Flock Safety database to solve crimes after they have occurred. Additionally, the Olympia Police Department utilizes Flock Safety real time alerting of vehicles associated with Amber and Silver Alerts, stolen vehicles, and vehicles involved in other criminal acts. In an effort to ensure proper usage of Flock Safety technology, the Olympia Police Department implemented the Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Policy linked below. The Olympia Police Department publishes the department's ALPR statistics on their transparency website monthly.
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 Olympia 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
15
External organizations with access
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, Bonney Lake WA PD, Brewster WA PD, Centralia PD (WA), Chehalis Tribe Law Enforcement WA, Chehalis WA PD, Cle Elum WA PD, Clyde Hill WA PD, College Place WA PD, Columbia River Drug Task Force WA, Covington WA PD, Des Moines WA PD, Dupont WA PD, East Wenatchee WA PD, Edmonds WA PD, Ellensburg WA PD, Everett (WA) Police Department, Federal Way WA PD, Goldendale WA PD, Granite Falls WA PD, Grant County WA SO, Grays Harbor County SO (WA), Hoquiam WA PD, Kent WA PD, Kitsap County WA SO, Kittitas County WA SO, Lake Stevens WA PD, Lakewood WA PD, Liberty Lake WA PD, Lincoln County WA SO , Lynnwood WA PD, Marysville WA PD, Mill Creek WA PD, Montesano WA PD, Moses Lake WA PD, Mount Vernon WA PD, Mukilteo WA PD, Newcastle WA PD, Normandy Park WA PD, Omak WA PD, Orting WA PD, Othello WA PD, Pasco PD - WA, Port of Seattle WA PD, Puyallup WA PD, Reardan WA PD, Renton WA PD, Richland PD WA, SeaTac WA PD, Sedro-Woolley WA PD, Selah WA PD, Shelton PD (WA), Snohomish County WA 911, Spokane County WA SO, Spokane Tribal PD WA, Spokane WA PD , Stanwood WA PD, Sultan WA PD, Sumner WA PD, Sunnyside WA PD, Tukwila WA PD, Tulalip Tribal Police Dept. (WA), Union Gap WA PD, Walla Walla WA PD, Wenatchee WA PD, West Richland WA PD, Yakima County WA SO, Yakima WA PD, Yelm WA PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
332,812
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
887
Searches in the last 30 days
140
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