Providence RI PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Thu May 08 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
External organizations with access
Bellingham MA PD , Braintree MA PD, Clinton Township NJ PD, Cranston RI PD, Dartmouth MA PD, East Providence RI PD, Edison NJ PD, Fairhaven MA PD, Fall River MA PD, Foster RI PD, Franklin MA PD, Glocester RI PD, Houston TX PD, Johnston RI PD, Lawrence MA PD, Lynn MA PD, Malden MA PD, Medway MA PD, Middleboro MA PD, Middletown RI PD, Milford MA PD, New York State Police NY, North Kingstown RI PD, Norwich CT PD, Pawtucket RI PD, Providence RI PD, Quincy MA PD , Revere MA PD, Rhode Island State PD, Seekonk MA PD, Sharon MA PD, Smithfield RI PD, Taunton MA PD, Tiverton RI PD, Town of Groton CT PD, Warwick RI PD, Wayland MA PD, Woonsocket RI PD
Number of owned cameras
72
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Searches in the last 30 days
421
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
769,422
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
7,509
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