Verified ALPR — vendor unconfirmed
Gainesville is watched — we just can't confirm by whom.
Public records document automated license plate reader use in Gainesville, Florida, but they do not establish Flock Safety as the vendor.
Database last updated 2026-08-07
What's on file
Agency
Gainesville Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Alachua County
State
Florida (FL)
Vendor
Vigilant Solutions
The Gainesville Police Department scanned 67,557 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources · record AOS004120
Agency
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
Agency type
Sheriff
Jurisdiction
County
County
Alachua County
State
Florida (FL)
Vendor
Vigilant Solutions
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office scanned 394,279 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources · record AOS004212
Agency
University of Florida Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
University
County
Alachua County
State
Florida (FL)
Vendor
Vigilant Solutions, NDI Recognition Systems
The University of Florida Police Department uses automated license plate readers. Vigilant Solutions ALPRs were installed 16 intersections surrounding the University's campus in 2020. Records show the university police also used NDI systems in 2017.
Sources · record AOS007221
- University of Florida News ↗10/07/2020
- The Gainesville Sun ↗11/28/2020
- Village of North Palm Beach ↗7/27/2017
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 Florida communities with a record in our database — nearest by county first. Absence from this list is not evidence of absence.
- AlachuaVerified Flock
- High SpringsVerified Flock
- ApopkaVerified Flock
- ArcadiaALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- Bay Harbor IslandsVerified Flock
- Belle IsleVerified Flock
- Boca RatonALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- BonifayVerified 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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