Providence RI PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Tue Oct 28 2025
Overview
Providence Police Department uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Providence Police Department utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Providence Police Department 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 Providence Police Department 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
Organizations granted access to Providence RI PD data
Braintree MA PD, Cranston RI PD, East Providence RI PD, Foster RI PD, Johnston RI PD, Lynn MA PD, Middletown RI PD, Milford MA PD, North Providence RI PD, Norwich CT PD, Pawtucket RI PD, Rhode Island State PD, Seekonk MA PD, Smithfield RI PD, Somerset MA PD, Town of Groton CT PD, Warwick RI PD, West Greenwich RI PD, Woonsocket RI PD
Number of LPR and other cameras
73
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Searches in the last 30 days
418
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
713,687
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
7,321
Additional Info
Providence Police Department Automated License Plate Reader Policy
https://www.providenceri.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/350.05-Automated-License-Plate-Readers-1.pdf