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Public records collected by the EFF Atlas of Surveillance document Flock Safety automated license plate readers in Buffalo, New York.

Database last updated 2026-08-07

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What's on file

Agency

Buffalo Police Department

Agency type

Police

Jurisdiction

Municipal

County

Erie County

State

New York (NY)

Vendor

Vigilant Solutions

The Buffalo Police Department scanned 40,819,714 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. The ALPRs "overwhelmingly" target the east side of the city.

Sources · record AOS004155

Agency

Erie County Sheriff's Office

Agency type

Sheriff

Jurisdiction

County

County

Erie County

State

New York (NY)

Vendor

Flock Safety

The Erie County Sheriff's Office operates 23 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

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 AOS016949

Agency

Buffalo State University Police Department

Agency type

Police

Jurisdiction

University

County

Erie County

State

New York (NY)

Vendor

Flock Safety

The Buffalo State University Police Department has 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of July 2026.

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 AOS018377

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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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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