Verified ALPR — vendor unconfirmed
Springfield is watched — we just can't confirm by whom.
Public records document automated license plate reader use in Springfield, Massachusetts, but they do not establish Flock Safety as the vendor.
Database last updated 2026-08-07
What's on file
Agency
Springfield Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Hampden County
State
Massachusetts (MA)
Vendor
ELSAG
The Springfield Police Department acquired automated license plate readers as early as 2009 and received a grant for more systems in 2010.
Sources · record AOS008930
- Mass Live ↗03/15/2016
- Privacy SOS ↗
- ELSAG ↗11/29/2010
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 Massachusetts communities with a record in our database — nearest by county first. Absence from this list is not evidence of absence.
- ChicopeeALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- LudlowALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- MonsonVerified Flock
- AbingtonALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- AmherstALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- AshlandALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- AttleboroALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- AuburnALPR — vendor unconfirmed
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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