surveillance_spending

A DISCOVERY INDEX of surveillance and police-technology dollar figures found in local government meeting records across 130+ named vendors — NOT a table of confirmed spending, and NOT safe to SUM. An audit on 2026-07-29 found aggregate views were adding amounts that must not be added: the same procurement recurs at committee, council, approval, amendment and renewal stages; "not to exceed" figures are authorization ceilings, not payments. Use the canned query "the CONSERVATIVE total" for any number you intend to publish, and "data-quality report" to see what is flagged. Columns added for this: `amount_type` (stated / ceiling / proposed / recommended / estimated), `dup_rank` (>1 = redundant copy), `geo_suspect` (city disagrees with the source link), `anomaly` (implausible figure), `state_norm` (normalized state). Vendors covered include ALPR (Flock, Vigilant, Genetec), body cameras/tasers (Axon, WatchGuard, Utility, Getac), gunshot detection (ShotSpotter/SoundThinking), face recognition (Clearview AI, DataWorks Plus), fingerprint biometrics (Idemia AFIS/Livescan, filed separately under `sv:biometrics`), data fusion and OSINT (Fusus, Peregrine, LexisNexis Accurint, Thomson Reuters CLEAR), phone forensics (Cellebrite, GrayKey, Magnet), drones (Skydio, BRINC, DJI), cameras/VMS (Verkada, Avigilon), cell-site simulators, CAD/RMS records systems, photo enforcement, jail-call and student monitoring. Every row carries a VERBATIM quote from the minutes and a link to the source document, and a row only publishes if that quote was found character-for-character in the source text. READ THE `ledger` COLUMN: `sv:<category>:<vendor>`. `radio_infra` (two-way radios), `rms` (records/CAD software), `biometrics` (fingerprints) and `not_surveillance` are NOT surveillance sensors — exclude them before quoting any surveillance figure.

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Link rowid vendor city state spend_date product amount ▲ quote source_document mytown_record ledger amount_type dup_rank geo_suspect anomaly state_norm
227 227 Axon Pearl MS 2025-05-20 bundle/OSP 956947.0 Order to approve and authorize contract between Axon Enterprises, Inc. and Pearl Police Department for the purchase of Tasers, Body Cameras, and Dash Cameras, including associated services in the amount of $ 956,947.00 over 60 months and au https://pearlms.legistar1.com/pearlms/meetings/2025/5/1052_M_Mayor_and_Board_of_Aldermen_25-05-20_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/pearlms/2025/#m331835 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
392 392 Axon Starkville MS 2024-09-03 bundle/OSP 409999.8 REQUEST APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A FIVE (5) YEAR AGREEMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC., AS A SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING FUSUS REAL TIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $409,999.80 WITH $74,999.80 DUE NOVEMBER 1, 2024. https://www.cityofstarkville.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09032024-952 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofstarkville.org/2024/#m1574549 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
671 671 Axon Picayune MS 2025-10-07 body cameras 127280.1 Consider request to approve Axon 5-year body camera contract in the amount of $127,280.10. https://www.picayune.ms.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10072025-194 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/picayune.ms.us/#m1584772 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
829 829 Axon Pearl MS 2026-01-06 Fleet ALPR 79266.0 Order to approve and authorize payment to Axon Enterprises in the amount of $ 79,266 for (4) LPR cameras for the intersection of El Dorado and East Metro Parkway. https://pearlms.legistar1.com/pearlms/meetings/2026/1/1069_M_Mayor_and_Board_of_Aldermen_26-01-06_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/pearlms/#m331851 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
998 998 Axon Pearl MS 2025-10-07 bundle/OSP 43796.79 Order to approve and authorize the FY 26 Axon Taser/Body Cam/Dash Cam payment in the amount of $43,796.79. https://pearlms.legistar1.com/pearlms/meetings/2025/10/1063_M_Mayor_and_Board_of_Aldermen_25-10-07_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/pearlms/#m331846 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
1108 1108 Axon Brandon MS 2025-11-03 body cameras 28899.2 Consideration to accept Axon Enterprise as the lowest and best quote, to acquire new body cameras. Axon Enterprise: $28,899.20 https://brandonms.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3732,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/brandonms/2025/#m455098 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
1225 1225 Axon Hancock County MS 2024-05-06 Tasers 15691.5 Motion to approve the Sole Source purchase of tasers from Axon Enterprises, Inc., in the amount of $15,691.50 for the Sheriff's Department and spread the quote and letter on the Minutes. https://hancockcoms.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2038,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hancockcoms/#m792365 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
1344 1344 Axon Starkville MS 2025-12-02 body cameras 5000.0 REQUEST APPROV AL TO PURCHASE FROM AXON ENTERPRISES, INC A 180 CAMERA, FUSUS CORE ELITE AI 2.0 WITH 44 TB HDD STORAGE AND ONBOARD AI AT A COST OF $5,000.00, PER THE ATTACHED QUOTE. https://www.cityofstarkville.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_12022025-1046 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofstarkville.org/2025/#m1574321 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
1357 1357 Axon Byram MS 2024-11-14 Tasers 4485.92 Approval of payment in the amount of $4,485.92 to Axon Enterprises, lease payment 3 of 5 for 10 Taser60-X26P Unlimited Tasers (001-200-650) https://byramms.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=85,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/byramms/2024/#m825787 axon stated 1 0 0 MS
1433 1433 Axon Byram MS 2023-08-07 Tasers 629.0 $629.00 - $495.00 to Axon, registration for Lt. R. Kincaid to attend Taser Energy Weapon Instructor Course at the Southern Regional Public Safety Institute in Camp Shelby, MS August 28, 2023 with estimated travel ex https://byramms.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=189,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/byramms/2023/#m825739 axon estimated 1 0 0 MS
1443 1443 Axon Byram MS 2023-11-09 Tasers 495.0 $495.00 to Axon Enterprise, registration for Sgt. M. Aycox to attend Taser Instructor Certification Course at the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, in Hinds County. https://byramms.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=303,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/byramms/2023/#m825749 axon stated 1 0 0 MS

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CREATE TABLE surveillance_spending (
  vendor TEXT, city TEXT, state TEXT, spend_date TEXT, product TEXT,
  amount REAL, quote TEXT, source_document TEXT, mytown_record TEXT, ledger TEXT, amount_type TEXT, dup_rank INTEGER, geo_suspect INTEGER, anomaly INTEGER, state_norm TEXT);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_vendor ON surveillance_spending(vendor);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_state ON surveillance_spending(state);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_amount ON surveillance_spending(amount);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_ledger ON surveillance_spending(ledger);