Verified Flock
Yep. Grand Rapids is flocked.
Public records collected by the EFF Atlas of Surveillance document Flock Safety automated license plate readers in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Database last updated 2026-08-07
What's on file
Agency
Kent County Sheriff's Office
Agency type
Sheriff
Jurisdiction
County
County
Kent County
State
Michigan (MI)
Vendor
Flock Safety
In February 2022, the Kent County Sheriff's Office announced that it would deploy 25 Flock Safety cameras around the county.
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 AOS001935
- M Live ↗02/02/2022
Agency
Grand Rapids Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Kent County
State
Michigan (MI)
Vendor
Flock Safety
The Grand Rapids Police Department has had an automated license plate reader program since 2013. The agency now 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.
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 Michigan communities with a record in our database — nearest by county first. Absence from this list is not evidence of absence.
- GrandvilleVerified Flock
- KentwoodVerified Flock
- LowellVerified Flock
- RockfordVerified Flock
- WalkerVerified Flock
- WyomingALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- AdrianVerified Flock
- AlbionVerified 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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