Verified ALPR — vendor unconfirmed
Bessemer is watched — we just can't confirm by whom.
Public records document automated license plate reader use in Bessemer, Alabama, but they do not establish Flock Safety as the vendor.
Database last updated 2026-08-07
What's on file
Agency
Bessemer Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Jefferson County
State
Alabama (AL)
Vendor
Vigilant Solutions
The Bessemer Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers, according to a 2014 press release
Sources · record AOS007542
- Vigilant Solutions ↗04/25/2014
What this record does not say
These entries document that an agency has been reported to use ALPR technology. They do not establish camera counts, exact locations, cost, retention periods or sharing policies unless the linked source says so.
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Nearby documented deployments
Other Alabama communities with a record in our database — nearest by county first. Absence from this list is not evidence of absence.
- BirminghamVerified Flock
- BrightonVerified Flock
- FairfieldVerified Flock
- FultondaleVerified Flock
- GardendaleVerified Flock
- HomewoodVerified Flock
- HooverALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- HueytownVerified Flock
Camera counts, contract prices, retention and sharing policies are shown only where we found a primary source. Where they're missing, the information is not publicly verified — see the Flock Files for the documents we do have.
Data attribution
Portions of the surveillance deployment data on this site come from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas of Surveillance. atlasofsurveillance.org ↗ Are You Flocked? is independent and is not affiliated with the EFF or Flock Safety. Database last updated 2026-08-07.
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