Verified ALPR — vendor unconfirmed
Augusta is watched — we just can't confirm by whom.
Our records document automated license plate reader use in Augusta, Georgia recorded for Richmond County Sheriff's Office, but they do not establish Flock Safety as the vendor.
Agency
Richmond County Sheriff's Office
Agency type
Sheriff
Jurisdiction
County
County
Richmond County
State
Georgia (GA)
Vendor
Vigilant Solutions
The Augusta-Richmond County Sheriff's Office scanned 465,010 license plates in 2017 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources · record AOS004123
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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Everything on this page traces back to the records below. Where a record carries no linked document, we say so instead of filling the gap.
Deployment records come from the EFF Atlas of Surveillance ↗. Database last updated 2026-08-07.
Other Georgia communities with a record in our database — nearest by county first. Absence from this list is not evidence of absence.
Atlanta News First reports on a federal class-action complaint filed in the Northern District of Georgia alleging that Flock's nationwide vehicle database exposes innocent drivers to stalking and tracking by rogue officers. These are allegations in a complaint, not findings by a court.
Atlanta News FirstSep 4, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
WSB-TV reports that two Alpharetta High School seniors are petitioning Fulton County Schools to remove the Flock license plate cameras posted at campus entrances, arguing the readers infringe on student privacy.
WSB-TVSep 4, 2026News reportingFlock Safety
A summary of the Schulte v. Flock Group Inc. complaint, which alleges the company's system let law enforcement personnel misuse vehicle location information for surveillance and stalking. Allegations only — the case has not been decided.
ClassAction.orgSep 1, 2026Civil-liberties orgFlock Safety
A deputy chief told Atlanta City Council members the department has assembled a team to audit its own officers' license plate reader searches for unauthorized use. It follows a run of Georgia officers being fired or arrested over ALPR searches — and shows agencies are now auditing themselves before someone else does it for them.
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAug 14, 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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