United States, Tampa, Florida
Tampa Police Department
Flock Safety licence plate readers, supplied by Flock Safety
OperationalJournalismPAI-C19647CA
- Body
- Tampa Police Department
- Country
- United States
- Area
- Tampa, Florida
- Technology
- Flock Safety licence plate readers
- Supplier
- Flock Safety
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- Not known
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Journalism
Named reporting by a reputable outlet - Source
- WFTS Tampa Bay, 30 September 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-C19647CA
Notes
WFTS (ABC Action News Tampa Bay) reported on 30 September 2026 that Tampa Police removed 17 licence plate readers in state rights-of-way to comply with the Florida Department of Transportation order while continuing its broader camera programme. The article does not name a vendor or give the total number of readers. FOX 13 reported on 2 September 2026 that the department would remove the 17 cameras on state highways 'while maintaining its license plate readers on city streets and monitoring their use'. The Tampa Monitor reported on 1 September 2026 that the plate readers on city streets come from Flock, under a master services agreement the city council approved in December 2023, followed by hardware orders in December 2024 and September 2025, and that 'the Flock contract would carry on either way'; Acting Chief Brett Owen called the readers 'an important investigative tool'.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Police DepartmentAxon Assistant real-time translation and Policy Chat on body-worn cameras | United StatesTampa, Florida | Axon | — | Operational |
Flock Safety licence plate readers elsewhere in United States
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000+ US law enforcement agenciesFlock Safety ALPR | United States | Flock Safety | 2018 | Operational | |
| Mountain View Police DepartmentFlock Safety ALPR | United StatesCalifornia | Flock Safety | 2024 | Discontinued | |
| Asheville Police DepartmentFlock Safety ALPR | United StatesNorth Carolina | Flock Safety | — | Discontinued | |
| Lynchburg Police DepartmentFlock Safety ALPR | United StatesVirginia | Flock Safety | — | Discontinued | |
| Sheboygan Police DepartmentFlock Safety ALPR | United StatesWisconsin | Flock Safety | — | Discontinued | |
| Excelsior Springs Police DepartmentFlock Safety ALPR | United StatesMissouri | Flock Safety | — | Discontinued | |
| Harrisonburg Police DepartmentFlock Safety ALPR | United StatesVirginia | Flock Safety | 2023 | Discontinued | |
| US Customs and Border ProtectionAccess to Flock Safety licence plate reader cameras (pilot) | United StatesNationwide | Flock Safety | 2025 | Discontinued | |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesAccess to Flock licence plate readers run by HIDTA partners | United StatesNationwide | Flock Safety | — | Operational | |
| Metropolitan Police Department (Washington, D.C.)Flock Safety licence plate readers | United StatesWashington, D.C. | Flock Safety | 2025 | Operational | |
| Fairfax County Police DepartmentFlock Safety licence plate readers | United StatesFairfax County, Virginia | Flock Safety | 2022 | Operational | |
| Richmond Police Department (Virginia)Flock Safety licence plate readers | United StatesRichmond, Virginia | Flock Safety | 2024 | Operational |