Yakima WA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Wed Apr 24 2024
Overview
Yakima Police Department is committed to transparency and as such uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Yakima WA PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, the Yakima 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 Yakima WA PD 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 an individual to be a member of the police department and 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 owned cameras
42
External organizations with access
18th Judicial District DA's Office- LA PD, Aberdeen WA PD, Airway Heights WA PD, Amberley Village OH PD, Anna TX PD, Arlington PD (WA), Auburn WA PD, Benton County WA SO, Black Diamond WA PD, Brigham City UT PD, Butler County OH SO, Carrollton GA PD, Casa Grande AZ PD, Centralia PD (WA), Chehalis WA PD, Chesterfield County VA PD, Clinton Township NJ PD, Clyde Hill WA PD, Coffeyville KS PD, Des Moines WA PD, Dougherty County GA PD , Dubuque IA PD, Eastborough KS PD, Eatonville WA PD, El Cajon CA PD, Elizabethton TN PD, Fairfield CA PD, FBI, Flock Safety PD Test Org, Fort Wayne IN PD , Fulton County GA SO, Grandview WA PD, Hoquiam WA PD, Huntsville AL PD, Jackson County OR SO, Jefferson County MO SO, Kennewick WA PD, Kent WA PD, Klickitat County WA SO, Lakewood WA PD, Liberty Lake WA PD, Madison SD PD , Marion AR PD, Medina WA PD, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Moses Lake WA PD, Mount Vernon IN PD, Moxee WA PD, New York State Police NY, Norwood OH PD, Olympia WA PD , Omak WA PD, OR - Central Point PD, Othello WA PD, Pacific WA PD, Pasco PD - WA, Prescott AZ PD, Puyallup WA PD, Queen Creek AZ PD, Richland WA PD, Richland PD WA, Rock County WI SO, Rock Hill SC PD, Saint Croix Falls WI PD, Salina KS PD, Sarasota FL PD, Selah WA PD, Sparks NV PD, Spokane County WA SO, Springfield MO PD, Sterling Heights MI PD, Sunnyside WA PD, Tarpon Springs FL PD, Texas City TX PD, Thornton CO PD, Tieton WA PD, Tooele City PD UT, Town of Harrah WA, Tukwila WA PD, Union Gap WA PD, US Postal Inspection Service, Vacaville CA PD, Vancouver WA PD, Wapato WA PD, Warden WA PD, West Richland WA PD, West Terre Haute IN PD, Westhampton Beach Village NY PD, Wichita Falls TX PD , Woodstock GA PD, Wyoming OH PD, Yakima County WA SO, Yakima WA PD, Zillah WA PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
316,530
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
1,901
Searches in the last 30 days
455
Public Search Audit