The reference record for artificial intelligence in policing. Tracked continuously. Reported factually.
Every deployment, court ruling, regulator decision and oversight report, aggregated continuously from more than fifty named publishers. Plus a maintained record of which forces use which systems, across multiple countries.
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View all posts →Original analysis and weekly briefings from PoliceAI News.
The backlash against licence plate cameras did not start with the cameras. It started with the search logs.
In eight days, Florida revoked permits for licence plate readers on state highways, a bipartisan bill was introduced to strip federal funding from them, and a Senate investigation widened to three more suppliers. The cameras have been going up for years without much argument. What changed is that the record of who searched them, and why, became readable by the public.
Latest News
View all coverage →The three most recently archived stories, in the order they arrived.
Key Developments
View all coverage →The latest developments across AI, policing and criminal justice.
British Transport Police facial recognition trial yields single false positive
What changed
Full tracker →Recent updates to documented deployments and technology coverage.
- New coverage Milwaukee Police Department suspends facial recognition amid public concerns
- New coverage Florida county finds 11 unpermitted Flock cameras with unidentified owners
- New coverage On-demand webinar: Solving yesterday's cases with today's AI: How artificial intelligence is transforming cold case investigations
- Record checked Policía Federal Argentina (Ministerio de Seguridad de la Nación) — Clearview AI facial recognition
- Record checked Ministerio Público Fiscal de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires — Clearview Pro facial recognition
- Record checked Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires — Sistema de Reconocimiento Facial de Prófugos (SRFP)
Where AI is being used
Explore all deployments →Verified examples of how police forces deploy AI worldwide.
129 deployments · 43 countries · public sources
| Country | Force | Technology | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Metropolitan PoliceLondon | Live Facial Recognition | Operational |
| US | 5,000+ US law enforcement agenciesUnited States | Flock Safety ALPR | Operational |
| FR | French national police and gendarmerieFrance | Algorithmic video surveillance (VSA / vidéosurveillance algorithmique) | Operational |
| CN | Ministry of Public Security (national)China | Skynet / Sharp Eyes camera and facial recognition network | Operational |
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Every entry on the tracker is tied to a public, verifiable source.
Regulator findings, court judgments, parliamentary records and procurement filings across 43 countries. Where a claim is disputed or a source is thin, the tracker says so.
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