Flock cameras appear outside the high-crime zones Knox County promised to target ↗
Reporting found the Knox County Sheriff's Office placed Flock cameras outside the high-crime areas it said it would prioritize, and its new surveillance center rollout is paused. The fate of a 10-year contract now falls to the next sheriff and the county commission, with a ban ordinance on the table. It is a direct test of whether stated deployment criteria match where hardware actually goes.
Knoxville News SentinelAug 4, 2026News reportingFlock Safety