Verified ALPR — vendor unconfirmed
Pittsburgh is watched — we just can't confirm by whom.
Public records document automated license plate reader use in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but they do not establish Flock Safety as the vendor.
Database last updated 2026-08-07
What's on file
Agency
Baldwin Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Allegheny County
State
Pennsylvania (PA)
Vendor
No verified record currently in our database
The Baldin Police Department has used automated license plate readers since 2011. It purchased another ALPR system in 2018 with asset forfeiture funds
Sources · record AOS000037
Agency
Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office
Agency type
District Attorney
Jurisdiction
County
County
Allegheny County
State
Pennsylvania (PA)
Vendor
OpenALPR
The Allegheny County District Attorney's office began using automated license plate readers in late 2016, early 2017. As of 2019, the DA had installed more than 400 OpenALPR systems throughout the city.
Sources · record AOS007827
- Slate ↗7/20/2019
Agency
Bellevue Borough Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Allegheny County
State
Pennsylvania (PA)
Vendor
No verified record currently in our database
The Bellevue Borough Police Department received funding from the Alleghany County District Attorney to purchase an automated license plate reader in 2019.
Sources · record AOS008706
- Borough of Bellevue ↗4/2/2019
Agency
Brentwood Borough Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Allegheny County
State
Pennsylvania (PA)
Vendor
No verified record currently in our database
The Brentwood Borough Police Department included Plate Search software in its 2021 operating budget.
Sources · record AOS008707
- Brentwood Borough ↗12/07/2020
- Brentwood Borough ↗11/26/2018
Agency
Pittsburgh Police Department
Agency type
Police
Jurisdiction
Municipal
County
Allegheny County
State
Pennsylvania (PA)
Vendor
No verified record currently in our database
The Pittsburgh Police Department has used automated license plate readers since at least 2015. ALPR data is fed into the Pittsburgh real-time crime center.
Sources · record AOS008724
- Pittsburgh Police Department ↗04/02/2020
- Pittsburg Police ↗01/06/2016
- City of Pittsburgh ↗6/17/2015
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 Pennsylvania communities with a record in our database — nearest by county first. Absence from this list is not evidence of absence.
- AllentownVerified Flock
- AmbridgeALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- Beaver FallsVerified Flock
- BethlehemALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- Borough of WyomissingALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- ChambersburgVerified Flock
- DenverALPR — vendor unconfirmed
- EastonALPR — 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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