Raleigh NC PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Raleigh NC PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Raleigh NC 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 Raleigh NC PD and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration 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 this access record is stored indefinitely.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.
Usage
Data retention (Raleigh Policy-90days)
30 days
Number of owned cameras
28
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
497,629
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
262
Searches in the last 30 days
840
Additional Info
Raleigh Police Department Automated License Plate Recognition and Internet Protocol Camera System Policy
