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
89 89 Axon Portland OR 2023-12-06 Tasers 3400000.0 Authorize contract with Axon Enterprises, Inc. to purchase taser equipment and accessories not to exceed $3,400,000 for the initial term of five years https://www.portland.gov/council/agenda/2023/12/6 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/portland-or/2023/#m212844 axon ceiling 1 0 0 OR
108 108 Axon Portland OR 2023-11-29 body cameras 2600000.0 Accept recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award contract to Axon Enterprise, Inc. to implement the Body Worn Camera Program in the Portland Police Bureau not to exceed $2,600,000 https://www.portland.gov/council/agenda/2023/11/29 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/portland-or/2023/#m212845 axon ceiling 1 0 0 OR
314 314 Axon Prineville OR 2025-10-14 body cameras 590377.5 Approved $590,377.50 Axon camera contract (6‑0) https://www.cityofprineville.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10142025-22 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofprineville.com/2025/#m1566768 axon stated 1 0 0 OR
343 343 Axon Josephine County OR 2024-12-19 body cameras 500000.0 Purchase Axon Body Cameras SheriffDanielwould like to purchaseAxon BodyCamerasfor theSheriff's Office Patrol. https://www.josephinecounty.gov/12-19-24%20Admin%20Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-josephinecounty.gov/2024/#m7716552 axon stated 1 0 0 OR
454 454 Axon Woodburn OR 2026-06-22 Fleet ALPR 301793.21 Police vehicle contract with Leasing Specialists, LLC for $301,793.21 (plus $30,000 contingency) and AXON Fleet 3 dash cams https://www.woodburn-or.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06222026-192 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/woodburn-or.gov/#m179702 axon stated 1 0 0 OR
502 502 Axon Yamhill County OR 2026-04-23 body cameras and Tasers 244413.9 Consideration of approval of Master Service Agreement for a solo source contract between Yamhill County and Axon Services for body worn cameras and tasers in the amount of $244,413.90 for the period July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027. https://www.yamhillcounty.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04232026-482 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/yamhillcounty.gov/#m606221 axon stated 1 0 0 OR
670 670 Axon Florence OR 2025-08-04 body cameras 127551.8 Approve renewal of 2025‑2030 Axon body‑worn camera contract for $127,551.80 – unanimous https://www.ci.florence.or.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08042025-1143 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ci.florence.or.us/2025/#m1387131 axon stated 1 0 0 OR
815 815 Axon Florence OR 2023-09-11 Fleet ALPR 83674.0 Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into contract agreement with Axon Enterprises for purchase of their 3 In-Car Camera System in the amount of $83,674.00. https://www.ci.florence.or.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09112023-1044 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ci.florence.or.us/2023/#m1387475 axon stated 1 0 0 OR
907 907 Axon Josephine County OR 2025-11-18 body cameras 61662.0 Axon Car and Body Camera purchase in the Amount of $61,662.00 https://www.josephinecounty.gov/11-18-2025.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-josephinecounty.gov/2025/#m7716426 axon stated 1 0 0 OR
958 958 Axon Josephine County OR 2024-06-11 body cameras 51000.0 The first-year totals $51,000 and the next four years will be $48,727. https://www.josephinecounty.gov/06-11-24%20Legal%20Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-josephinecounty.gov/2024/#m7716659 axon stated 1 0 0 OR

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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);