Verified ALPR — vendor unconfirmed
Public records document automated license plate reader use in Santa Rosa, California, but they do not establish Flock Safety as the vendor.
Database last updated 2026-08-07
Agency
Sonoma County Sheriff's Department
Agency type
Sheriff
Jurisdiction
County
County
Sonoma County
State
California (CA)
Vendor
Motorola Solutions
As of 2022, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office did not have automated license plate readers, but accessed ALPR data through a regional auto theft task force.
Sources · record AOS000928
Agency
Santa Rosa Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Sonoma County
State
California (CA)
Vendor
No verified record currently in our database
The Santa Rosa Police Department has 36 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of February 2025.
Sources · record AOS013298
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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Other California communities with a record in our database — nearest by county first. Absence from this list is not evidence of absence.
El Cerrito started physically removing its license plate reader cameras, according to Local News Matters.
Local News MattersJul 30, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
An SFPD audit found department Flock searches run on behalf of federal and out-of-state agencies, KTVU reported.
KTVU FOX 2Jun 18, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
KQED's coverage of the San Francisco audit describes hundreds of improper federal accesses of license plate data identified by the review.
KQEDJun 18, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
A second audit found significantly wider outside access to Tiburon's license plate data than an earlier review indicated, The Ark reported.
The Ark (via SFGate)Mar 27, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
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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