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Yep. Sarasota is flocked.

Public records collected by the EFF Atlas of Surveillance document Flock Safety automated license plate readers in Sarasota, Florida.

Database last updated 2026-08-07

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What's on file

Agency

Sarasota Police Department

Agency type

Police

Jurisdiction

Municipal

County

Sarasota County

State

Florida (FL)

Vendor

Flock Safety

The Sarasota Police Department has used license plate readers since at least 2018. The agency currently uses Flock Safety ALPRs.

Verified deployment detail

No primary sources on file yet

Cameras / readers

Not publicly verified

Contract price

Not publicly verified

Contract start

Not publicly verified

Contract end

Not publicly verified

Data retention

Not publicly verified

Data sharing documented

Not publicly verified

Date approved

Not publicly verified

ALPR policy

Not publicly verified

Contract / public record

Not publicly verified

Flock transparency portal

Not publicly verified

Every value above is transcribed from the linked document. Nothing is estimated or inferred, and claims circulating on social media are never published here. “Not publicly verified” means we have not found a reliable primary or reported source — never that the thing does not exist.

Sources · record AOS000062

Agency

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

Agency type

Sheriff

Jurisdiction

County

County

Sarasota County

State

Florida (FL)

Vendor

No verified record currently in our database

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers.

Sources · record AOS004619

Agency

Venice Police Department

Agency type

Police

Jurisdiction

Municipal

County

Venice County

State

Florida (FL)

Vendor

Flock Safety

The Venice City Coucil approved the use of automated license plate readers in 2022.

Verified deployment detail

No primary sources on file yet

Cameras / readers

Not publicly verified

Contract price

Not publicly verified

Contract start

Not publicly verified

Contract end

Not publicly verified

Data retention

Not publicly verified

Data sharing documented

Not publicly verified

Date approved

Not publicly verified

ALPR policy

Not publicly verified

Contract / public record

Not publicly verified

Flock transparency portal

Not publicly verified

Every value above is transcribed from the linked document. Nothing is estimated or inferred, and claims circulating on social media are never published here. “Not publicly verified” means we have not found a reliable primary or reported source — never that the thing does not exist.

Sources · record AOS013512

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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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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