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
50 50 Axon Reno NV 2022-10-26   5912631.39 ount of up to $5,912,631.39 for the second amendment to the master services and purchasing agreement between the City of Reno and Axon Enterprises, Inc. regarding the purchase of body worn cameras, Tasers, fleet video, Axon interview, unlimited cloud storage for evidence.com, virtual reality trainin https://reno.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/6752 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/reno/2022/#m648266 axon ceiling 1 0 0 NV
53 53 Axon Reno NV 2022-10-26 bundle/OSP 5632620.0 to extend the existing MSA service plan for an additional ten years for the purchase of body worn cameras, Tasers, fleet video, Axon interview, unlimited cloud storage for evidence.com, virtual reality training, redaction assistant, and additional miscellaneous Axon Software utilizing a lump sum pay https://reno.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/6752 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/reno/2022/#m648266 axon stated 1 0 0 NV
180 180 Axon Washoe County NV 2019-11-19 body cameras 1387930.5 Increase Axon Enterprise, Inc. contract for body cameras by up to $1,387,930.50 http://washoe-nv.legistar1.com/washoe-nv/meetings/2019/11/1210_A_Board_of_County_Commissioners_19-11-19_Notice_of_Meeting_and_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/washoe-nv/#m593708 axon ceiling 1 1 0 NV
189 189 Axon Washoe County NV 2019-11-19 body cameras 1261755.0 Recommendation to increase fiscal year costs associated with the Joinder Agreement between Washoe County, Nevada and Axon Enterprise, Inc. to purchase additional Body Worn Cameras (BWC), investigative licenses, and technological services. http://washoe-nv.legistar1.com/washoe-nv/meetings/2019/11/1210_A_Board_of_County_Commissioners_19-11-19_Notice_of_Meeting_and_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/washoe-nv/#m593708 axon recommended 1 1 0 NV
194 194 Axon Reno NV 2021-08-11 other 1200000.0 amount of up to $1,200,000 for the first amendment to the master services and purchasing agreement between the City of Reno and Axon Enterprises, Inc. regarding the financing and maintaining in -car video recording devices (dashboard cameras) and related peripheral equipment, network, and data stora https://reno.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/3008 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/reno/2021/#m648008 axon ceiling 1 0 0 NV
250 250 Axon North Las Vegas NV 2022-10-19 Tasers 850000.0 Five Year Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. in the Amount of $850,000 for the Purchase of Tasers. https://cityofnorthlasvegas.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/18014 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofnorthlasvegas/2022/#m680833 axon stated 1 0 0 NV
288 288 Axon North Las Vegas NV 2023-11-01 Tasers 695614.6 Five-year purchase agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for $695,614.60 for Tasers https://cityofnorthlasvegas.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/19202 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofnorthlasvegas/2023/#m680912 axon stated 1 0 0 NV
290 290 Axon Washoe County NV 2019-03-12 bundle/OSP 678190.3 Estimated expenditures are [$678,190.30 not to exceed $800,000] per the existing contract pricin http://washoe-nv.legistar1.com/washoe-nv/meetings/2019/3/1186_A_Board_of_County_Commissioners_19-03-12_Notice_of_Meeting_and_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/washoe-nv/#m593729 axon ceiling 1 1 0 NV
412 412 Axon Reno NV 2025-01-22 dashboard cameras 376000.0 Authorize amendment to master services agreement with Axon Enterprises for dashboard cameras, up to $376,000 over eight years. https://reno.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/13414 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/reno/2025/#m648806 axon ceiling 1 0 0 NV
478 478 Axon North Las Vegas NV 2025-09-03 Tasers 268632.0 Purchase Agreement for Tasers with Axon Enterprise, Inc. in the Amount of $268,632 for a Two-Year Term. https://cityofnorthlasvegas.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/23369 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofnorthlasvegas/2025/#m681063 axon stated 1 0 0 NV
652 652 Axon Washoe County NV 2020-07-21 Tasers 137312.0 Recommendation to approve the retroactive purchase of public safety tasers and auxiliary equipment offered by Axon Enterprise, Inc, that exceeds [$100,000.00] but remains within available adopted FY20 Budget Authority in the amount of [$137,312.00]. https://washoe-nv.legistar1.com/washoe-nv/meetings/2020/7/1235_A_Board_of_County_Commissioners_20-07-21_Notice_of_Meeting_and_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/washoe-nv/2020/#m593694 axon recommended 1 1 0 NV
983 983 Axon Reno NV 2025-01-22 Evidence.com 47000.0 Authorization to amend the City’s existing master services and purchasing agreement between the City of Reno and Axon Enterprises Inc to add additional in­car video recording systems (dashboard cameras) and related peripheral equipment, network, and data storage at an amount not to exceed $47,000 pe https://reno.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/13414 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/reno/2025/#m648806 axon ceiling 1 0 0 NV

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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);