Palo Alto CA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Sun Dec 22 2024
Overview
The Palo Alto (CA) Police Department uses Flock Safety technology to deter criminal activity and assist in criminal investigations by providing real-time alerts to police when stolen or wanted vehicles enter an area and offering enhanced investigative capabilities when a crime has already occurred. Privacy safeguards consistent with ACLU recommendations have been put in place. Policies and usage statistics have been made available to the public via the Flock Transparency Portal.
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 Palo Alto CA PD and is never sold to third parties.
Prohibited Uses
Activities that are considered immigration enforcement, commercial, non-law enforcement, personal, and prohibited as defined by applicable laws or policies.
Access Policy
All system access requires a valid reason and is stored indefinitely.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist alerts are required to be human verified prior to action.
Usage
Data retention (in days)
30 days
Number of owned cameras
21
External organizations with access
Alameda County CA SO, Albany CA PD, Burlingame CA PD, California Department of Corrections, California Highway Patrol, Campbell CA PD, Capitola CA PD, Carmel CA PD, Central Marin CA PD, Citrus Heights CA PD, Colma CA PD, Danville CA PD, Dixon CA PD, Dublin CA PD (ACSO), East Palo Alto CA PD, El Cerrito CA PD, Elk Grove CA PD, Fairfield CA PD, Folsom CA PD, Foster City CA PD, Fremont CA PD, Gilroy CA PD, Hayward CA PD, Hillsborough CA PD, Lincoln CA PD, Livermore CA PD, Los Altos CA PD, Los Gatos Monte Sereno PD - CA, Menlo Park CA PD, Milpitas CA PD, Mountain View CA PD (Santa Clara County), Napa County CA SO, Newark CA PD , Oakley CA PD, Pleasant Hill CA PD, Pleasanton CA PD, Redwood City CA PD, Roseville CA PD, Salinas CA PD, San Bruno CA PD, San Francisco CA PD, San Jose CA PD, San Leandro CA PD, San Mateo CA PD, San Mateo County CA SO, Santa Clara CA PD, Santa Rosa CA PD, Seaside CA PD, Solano County CA SO, Stanford University CA PD, Stockton CA PD, Suisun City CA PD , Sunnyvale CA PD, Tracy CA PD, Union City CA PD, Vacaville CA PD, Vallejo CA PD, Walnut Creek CA PD, Watsonville CA PD, West Valley Mission College Dist Campus (CA)
Hotlists Alerted On
California SVS, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
705,881
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
1,242
Searches in the last 30 days
451
Additional Info
ALPR Policy
www.cityofpaloalto.org/PAPDalpr