Palm Springs CA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Thu Dec 04 2025
Overview
Palm Springs CA PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Palm Springs CA PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Palm Springs CA 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 Palm Springs CA PD and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harrassment 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
215
Organizations granted access to Palm Springs CA PD data
Bakersfield CA PD, Beaumont CA PD, Cathedral City CA PD, Chino CA PD , Citrus Heights CA PD, City of Riverside CA PD , Colton CA PD , Contra Costa County CA SO, Desert Hot Springs CA PD, El Cajon CA PD, Fairfield CA PD, Fullerton CA PD, Garden Grove CA PD, Grover Beach CA PD, Hemet CA PD , Imperial County CA SO, Indio CA PD, Murrieta CA PD, Oceanside CA PD, Pleasanton CA PD, Redlands CA PD, Riverside County CA SO, San Bernardino County CA SO, Santa Barbara County CA SO, Upland CA PD
Hotlists Alerted On
California SVS, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
466,473
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
9,768
Searches in the last 30 days
502
Public Search Audit
Download CSV
Additional Info
Full ALPR Policy Here (reference section Policy 430)
https://www.palmspringsca.gov/home/showdocument?id=85658&t=638234617128423428