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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15 rows where ledger = "flock", state = "OH" and vendor = "Flock Group Inc." sorted by amount descending

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  • flock · 15 ✖
Link rowid vendor city state spend_date product amount ▲ quote source_document mytown_record ledger amount_type dup_rank geo_suspect anomaly state_norm
2098 2098 Flock Group Inc. Dayton OH 2023-11-29 considered service agreement 825750.0 Flock Group Inc. – Service Agreement – for fixed automated license plate reader services – Department of Police/Support Services. $825,750.00 https://www.daytonohio.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_11292023-1232 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/daytonohio.gov/2023/#m1276881 flock stated 1 0 0 OH
1678 1678 Flock Group Inc. Toledo OH 2024-11-06 amend and extend agreement 282000.0 Authorizing the Mayor to amend the agreement with Flock Group Inc. for a one-year extension for the Toledo Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR); authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $282,000 from the General Fund https://legistar2.granicus.com/toledo/meetings/2024/11/3724_M_City_Council_24-11-06_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/toledo/2024/#m360423 flock ceiling 1 0 0 OH
1683 1683 Flock Group Inc. Toledo OH 2025-11-05 authorize Mayor to enter into three-year agreement 282000.0 Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a three-year agreement with Flock Group Inc. for the Toledo Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR); authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $282,000 annually from the General Fund; https://legistar2.granicus.com/toledo/meetings/2025/11/3914_A_City_Council_25-11-05_Formal_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/toledo/2025/#m360569 flock ceiling 1 0 0 OH
2349 2349 Flock Group Inc. Niles OH 2024-07-26 ratify revised contractual agreement 177500.0 Resolution Ratifying a Revised Contractual Agreement with Flock Group Inc. for the License Plate Reader Program in the Total Amount $177,500 for a Term of Five (5) Years (2024-2029), as Outlined in the Capital Improvement Plan and for the Purchase of Flock Cameras Through a General Assembly Appropriation Bill from the ILDCEO Grant (22 months) in the Amount of $49,266.68 https://niles.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=73 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/gr-niles/2024/#m6357661 flock stated 1 0 0 OH
1810 1810 Flock Group Inc. Knox County OH 2026-06-18 approve contract 163300.0 Approve the Master Services Agreement between the Knox County Sheriff's Office and Flock Group Inc., for Hardware, Software, and Professional Services relating to the Flock Safety Platform, in the amount of $163,300.00, for a term of 36 months. http://knoxcountyoh.legistar1.com/knoxcountyoh/meetings/2026/6/1291_M_Board_of_Commissioners_26-06-18_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/knoxcountyoh/#m602640 flock stated 1 0 0 OH
1488 1488 Flock Group Inc. Toledo OH 2026-07-07 authorize contract 85000.0 Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five-year implementation and software subscription contract with Flock Group Inc. for exterior camera systems for various school locations in District 2; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $85,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund District Improvement Program (DIP); authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $50,000 annually for subscription costs from the Capital Improvement Fund subject to annual appropriation; waiving the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency. https://legistar2.granicus.com/toledo/meetings/2026/7/3952_A_City_Council_26-07-07_Agenda_Review.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/toledo/#m3237 flock ceiling 1 0 0 OH
1634 1634 Flock Group Inc. Hudson OH 2022-01-25 authorize 63000.0 This would authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Flock Group Inc. in the amount of $63,000.00 for an Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR) System. https://legistar.granicus.com/Hudson/meetings/2022/1/2220_M_City_Council_Workshop_22-01-25_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hudson/2022/#m293282 flock stated 1 0 0 OH
1635 1635 Flock Group Inc. Hudson OH 2022-02-01 authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement 63000.0 This would authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Flock Group Inc. in the amount of $63,000.00 for an Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR) System. https://legistar.granicus.com/Hudson/meetings/2022/2/2247_M_City_Council_22-02-01_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hudson/2022/#m293284 flock stated 2 0 0 OH
1636 1636 Flock Group Inc. Hudson OH 2022-02-08 discussed resolution to authorize agreement 63000.0 This would authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Flock Group Inc. in the amount of $63,000.00 for an Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR) System. https://legistar.granicus.com/Hudson/meetings/2022/2/2284_M_City_Council_22-02-08_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hudson/2022/#m293285 flock stated 3 0 0 OH
1637 1637 Flock Group Inc. Hudson OH 2022-02-15 authorize 63000.0 This would authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Flock Group Inc. in the amount of $63,000.00 for an Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR) System. https://legistar.granicus.com/Hudson/meetings/2022/2/2248_M_City_Council_22-02-15_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hudson/2022/#m293289 flock stated 4 0 0 OH
1638 1638 Flock Group Inc. Hudson OH 2022-02-22 authorize agreement 63000.0 This would authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Flock Group Inc. in the amount of $63,000.00 for an Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR) System. https://legistar.granicus.com/Hudson/meetings/2022/2/2287_M_City_Council_22-02-22_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hudson/2022/#m293291 flock stated 5 0 0 OH
1639 1639 Flock Group Inc. Hudson OH 2022-03-01 authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement 63000.0 This would authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Flock Group Inc. in the amount of $63,000.00 for an Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR) System. https://legistar.granicus.com/Hudson/meetings/2022/3/2249_M_City_Council_22-03-01_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/hudson/2022/#m293294 flock stated 6 0 0 OH
1972 1972 Flock Group Inc. Stow OH 2026-06-03 approve 48000.0 Request for Legislations from Chief of Staff/Director of Service Nick Wren to authorize an expenditure not to exceed $48,000.00 with Flock Group Inc. for the Flock camera system. https://www.stowohio.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06032026-915 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/stowohio.gov/#m834556 flock ceiling 1 0 0 OH
2175 2175 Flock Group Inc. Stow OH 2025-05-07 approve 48000.0 Request for legislation from Chief of Staff/Director of Service Nick Wren authorizing an expenditure not to exceed $48,000.00 annually with Flock Group Inc. for 16 cameras located throughout the city for unlimited users. https://www.stowohio.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05072025-763 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/stowohio.gov/2025/#m1390662 flock ceiling 1 0 0 OH
1924 1924 Flock Group Inc. Monroe County OH 2024-07-23 amending the original agreement to authorize an additional expenditure 2200.0 Resolution No. 38-2024. A Resolution amending the original agreement with Flock Group Inc. to authorize an additional expenditure of $2,200 for the installation of two stand-alone poles to support the Flock Safety camera installation. https://monroeoh.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=854,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/monroeoh/2024/#m776580 flock stated 1 1 0 OH

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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);