Cities that ended it.

A volunteer tracker lists 106 communities across 28 states that have cancelled, rejected, paused or removed the systems

The tracker records 46 contracts cancelled, 20 rejected, 19 camera deactivations, 12 pauses, 8 camera removals and one outright ban, across 28 states.

The other side This is a volunteer-maintained advocacy tracker. Its counts are not independently audited and are presented here as what the tracker showed on the date checked, not as an official figure.

Source · DeFlock The USA, Checked August 24, 2026 · read it

Scale of the backlash: ~100 jurisdictions off Flock; vandalism in 36+ states

NPR reported at least 100 cities have deactivated cameras or canceled contracts with Flock or similar companies, and that camera vandalism — theft, cutting poles, paint, gunfire — has been reported in more than 36 states. MIT Technology Review, citing NPR, put the figure at 30 cities in the year before February 2026; Flock notes cancellations are a small share of about 5,000 contracted agencies.

This grassroots uprising is just really remarkable. At the end of the day, it's not like anything I've seen in my 20-plus years.

— ACLU's Jay Stanley

The other side Flock notes cancellations are a small share of about 5,000 contracted agencies, and its CEO urged people to take concerns to city councils rather than damage cameras. Vandalism is a crime, and this site condemns it without qualification.

Source · NPR via KGOU · read it

Officer indicted on 100 felony counts; the department shut its whole system off

An eleven-year Lufkin officer was arrested on two felony counts — abuse of official capacity and tampering with a government record — after a department audit and a Texas Rangers investigation. A second officer was placed on administrative leave. A grand jury later indicted him on 100 felony counts. The department suspended its use of Flock entirely.

While the investigations are ongoing, we have suspended the use of Flock cameras within the department.

— Chief Travis Brazil

The other side The department suspended its use of the system entirely while the investigations continue.

Source · KLTV · read it

Six Arkansas cities ended or let Flock contracts expire; a seventh suspended

Centerton, Greers Ferry, Searcy, Mayflower, Farmington and Pea Ridge terminated or let their contracts expire, and Cabot suspended its programme pending review, citing privacy concerns or financial and administrative factors.

I've had law enforcement people say to me, 'This has been a valuable tool that we've used to do good things,' and I've had some people say it's a violation of privacy. And I think the truth is probably somewhere in between.

— State Sen. Mark Johnson (R-Conway)

The other side Flock announced new safeguards for late 2026 — shorter default retention and required case numbers — but gave no city-specific response.

Source · Arkansas Advocate, August 19, 2026 · read it

Rhode Island governor ordered a 60-day pause and statewide State Police review

Gov. Dan McKee ordered a 60-day pause on new Flock installations pending a State Police review; existing cameras continue operating. South Kingstown voted unanimously to cancel; Narragansett, Glocester, Lincoln, and North Kingstown canceled or paused; Tiverton approved additional cameras 3-1.

Rhode Islanders also have legitimate questions about privacy, transparency, and how this information is collected, stored, and shared.

— Gov. Dan McKee

The other side State Police said the cameras aided a murder investigation, and the Police Chiefs' Association supported the review.

Source · Rhode Island Current · read it

A new audit tool caught it, and the county pulled all 28 cameras

A newly acquired audit tool flagged an abnormal pattern of searches dating to January 2026 by a civilian police department employee using Flock for personal, non-law-enforcement purposes. The employee was put on unpaid leave, given termination notice, and resigned. The department disabled all twenty-eight readers county-wide and moved to a regional system. An outside agency is weighing charges.

This employee's egregious misuse of the data system may be limited to a personal matter, but I am committed to ensuring that every use of the tools law enforcement have are audited.

— Chief Kurt Frisz

The other side A newly acquired audit tool is what flagged it. The county disabled all twenty-eight readers and moved to a different system; an outside agency is weighing charges.

Source · First Alert 4 · read it

Searcy City Council voted unanimously to end its Flock contracts

The council voted unanimously to begin ending its contracts, with a formal letter to be sent to the company. Concerns raised included data storage and access, and records of people's movements created without warrants. The city had spent $27,900 on the system beginning in 2023.

Source · Deltaplex News; KARK, August 13, 2026 · read it

Centerton City Council voted to remove its Flock cameras

The council voted to remove the cameras from the city. The cameras had been switched off since the end of July 2026. Centerton is in Benton County, and was cited by Bentonville's own police department in 2024 as a neighbouring example of the system in use.

Source · NWA Democrat-Gazette; NWA Homepage (KNWA/KFTA), August 11, 2026 · read it

Norman, Oklahoma — council rejected Flock twice, 9-0 both times; HOAs installed it anyway

Norman's city council rejected Flock twice in three years, unanimously each time, over privacy, data security, the 30-day retention window and access/storage questions. Flock cameras nonetheless operate nearby through Cleveland County Sheriff's Office installations and homeowners associations.

I guess all crime could be eliminated if you put cameras everywhere, surveillance everywhere, and had drones patrolling the skies [...] but what life are we living then?

— Mayor Stephen Tyler Holman

The other side The council said no twice, unanimously, and the cameras arrived anyway through a county agency and homeowners associations.

Source · 404 Media · read it

Four Arizona departments in one month; two cities cancelled outright

Chandler police identified a potential misuse through a routine audit, immediately cut off database access for roughly two hundred members, discontinued its forty fixed readers and declined to renew its contract. Surprise opened an investigation five days later and cancelled its contract, requesting equipment removal. Officers in Goodyear and Apache Junction were placed on leave or resigned over similar conduct.

We have identified a potential misuse of the system by somebody in our organization.

— Chandler Chief Bryan Chapman

The other side Two of the four cities cancelled their contracts outright rather than continue.

Source · AZFamily · read it

Rhode Island municipalities cancel or pause en masse

South Kingstown voted unanimously to cancel its Flock contract; Narragansett, Glocester, Lincoln and North Kingstown cancelled or paused. Tiverton went the other way, approving additional cameras 3-1.

The other side Tiverton went the other way, approving additional cameras 3-1.

Source · Rhode Island Current · read it

Littleton, Massachusetts — Flock restored power to cameras the town had voted to shut down

Littleton voted in May 2026 to shut down six Flock cameras. Without notifying the town, Flock restored power to five of them. Police discovered this when a detective logged in to confirm the cameras were off, then powered them down and removed officer access. Flock had a work order to remove the cameras.

Power was restored to the cameras based on Flock's standard operating procedure, since they were unaware we did not intend to turn the cameras back on.

— Police statement

The other side Flock attributed the reactivation to standard operating procedure, saying it was unaware the town did not intend to turn the cameras back on.

Source · The Boston Globe · read it

Denver ended the Flock contract four months later

Denver did not renew with Flock and selected Axon as replacement vendor, with a new contract barring sharing with federal authorities, limiting retention, and requiring state agencies to agree to Denver's standards.

We've heard the community loud and clear and it is time to make a change.

— Mayor Johnston

The other side Flock said it hopes to work with Denver again and continues to serve more than a hundred cities in Colorado. Denver replaced one plate-reader vendor with another, and the ACLU of Colorado opposed the replacement contract.

Source · Axios Denver · read it

Austin — police kept using Flock data after the city ended its program

After the council ended Austin's Flock contract in June 2025, KUT found APD accessed Flock cameras operated by Round Rock and Sunset Valley police departments within the prior month. APD said it has no direct Flock access but can request data from other agencies.

There may be situations where APD requests assistance from peer law enforcement agencies, such as during a joint investigation.

— Austin Police Department

The other side Austin PD said it has no direct access and that it may request assistance from peer agencies during joint investigations, and that it was evaluating its previous policy.

Source · KUT (NPR Austin) · read it

Mountain View, CA: 17 months of federal access the department did not know about; contract terminated

More than 250 California agencies accessed Mountain View's Flock data without authorization, and federal entities (reported as ATF, Air Force and GSA Inspector General) accessed it during a three-month window in late 2024 while a "national lookup" setting was on. The chief said Flock enabled the setting without notifying the department and did not tell it when the setting was turned off. He disabled all 30 cameras; council voted unanimously to terminate. Santa Cruz and Los Altos Hills terminated in January 2026; Santa Clara County voted 3-2 on Feb 25 to bar Flock.

Flock turned that setting on without notifying Mountain View police, and did not tell the department when it was turned off.

— Chief Mike Canfield

The other side The chief said he no longer had confidence in the vendor. Council voted unanimously to terminate.

Source · Mountain View Voice · read it

Evanston — Flock reinstalled cameras after the city terminated; city issued a cease-and-desist

Evanston deactivated its 19 Flock cameras and terminated the contract, citing the Illinois Secretary of State audit and Flock's admission that it had not created distinct permissions for federal users. In the weeks that followed, Flock reinstalled stationary cameras around the city. Evanston issued a cease-and-desist on September 18 demanding removal. The final two cameras were removed in March 2026 following a reporter's inquiry.

The findings … combined with Flock's admission that it failed to establish distinct permissions and protocols … are deeply troubling.

— City of Evanston

The other side Flock says no basis for any allegation that it broke Illinois law has been shared with it.

Source · City of Evanston statement · read it

Oak Park, Illinois — terminated over federal access conflicting with its sanctuary ordinance

Oak Park’s board terminated its Flock contract after learning federal immigration agents could access village plate data, which the village viewed as conflicting with its sanctuary ordinance.

This is what democracy looks like. So I do hope other communities will look at this conversation.

— Trustee Brian Straw

The other side Flock's CEO said the company communicated poorly and did not create distinct permissions and protocols in its system.

Source · Wednesday Journal (Oak Park) · read it

Austin PD internal audit: over 20% of ALPR searches lacked justification

An Austin Police Department audit of its Flock pilot found more than 20% of database searches lacked proper documentation or justification, in violation of department policy. The audit also found contract language permitting retention beyond council-mandated limits and potential sharing with outside agencies. The council did not renew; the contract ended at the end of June 2025.

Today's victory in Austin is a tribute to what happens when a coalition of activist groups come together in common cause.

— Kevin Welch, EFF-Austin

Source · Electronic Frontier Foundation · read it