Reno NV PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Tue Jul 29 2025
Overview
Reno NV PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Reno NV PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Reno NV 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 Reno NV PD and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic 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 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
18
External organizations with access
Carson City NV SO, Citrus Heights CA PD, City of Las Vegas NV Department of Public Safety, Clark County School District NV, Douglas County NV SO, Lake Mead NV NRA [Federal], Mineral County NV SO, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles , Sparks Police Department - NV , Storey County NV SO, University of Nevada Reno Campus PD, US Border Patrol [Federal], US Postal Inspection Service [Federal], Washoe County NV SO
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
132,674
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
349
Searches in the last 30 days
96
Public Search Audit
Additional Info
Recent Success Story
Additional Info